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South Slavic Discourse Particles

Author : Mirjana N. Dedai?,Mirjana Miskovi?-Lukovi?
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027256010

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South Slavic Discourse Particles by Mirjana N. Dedai?,Mirjana Miskovi?-Lukovi? Pdf

"Discourse particles, discourse markers "and" pragmatic markers" refer to phenomena that linguists have begun to probe only since the mid-1980s. Long-ignored in traditional linguistics and textbook grammars, and still relegated to marginal status in South Slavic, these linguistic phenomena have emerged as invaluable devices for cutting-edge theories of the semantics/pragmatics interface. This book, which is a pioneering study in such linguistic phenomena in South Slavic languages, is also among the first of its kind for a related group of languages. It builds on the recent findings of some of the most influential linguistically-oriented theories, such as Relevance Theory, Argumentation Theory and coherence-based approaches to explain the meaning and use of certain discourse/pragmatic particles/markers in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian and Slovene. These particles/markers are part of the contemporary and historical lexicons of the South Slavic languages, varying across regions and time, but also differing in origin. This book, which draws from naturally occurring data, written media and constructed examples, aims at a wider audience including scholars working in semantics/pragmatics and Slavic languages, and applied specialists interested in this area of research. The authors hope that this book will be conceived as a starting point for a structured inquiry into the flourishing field of discourse particles in South Slavic.

Pragmatic Markers, Discourse Markers and Modal Particles

Author : Chiara Fedriani,Andrea Sansó
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027265494

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Pragmatic Markers, Discourse Markers and Modal Particles by Chiara Fedriani,Andrea Sansó Pdf

This book offers new perspectives into the description of the form, meaning and function of Pragmatic Markers, Discourse Markers and Modal Particles in a number of different languages, along with new methods for identifying their ‘prototypical’ instances in situated language contexts, often based on cross-linguistic comparisons. The papers collected in this volume also discuss different factors at play in processes of grammaticalization and pragmaticalization, which include contact-induced change and pragmatic borrowing, socio-interactional functional pressures and sociopragmatic indexicalities, constraints of cognitive processing, together with regularities in semantic change. Putting the traditional issues concerning the status, delimitation and categorization of Pragmatic Markers, Discourse Markers and Modal Particles somewhat off the stage, the eighteen articles collected in this volume deal instead with general questions concerning the development and use of such procedural elements, explored from different approaches, both formal and functional, and from a variety of perspectives – including corpus-based, sociolinguistic, and contrastive perspectives – and offering language-specific synchronic and diachronic studies.

Oral Poetics and Cognitive Science

Author : Mihailo Antovic,Cristóbal Pagán Cánovas
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110348538

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Oral Poetics and Cognitive Science by Mihailo Antovic,Cristóbal Pagán Cánovas Pdf

What can oral poetic traditions teach us about language and the human mind? Oral Poetics has produced insights relevant not only for the study of traditional poetry, but also for our general understanding of language and cognition: formulaic style as a product of rehearsed improvisation, the thematic structuring of traditional narratives, or the poetic use of features from everyday speech, among many others. The cognitive sciences have developed frameworks that are crucial for research on oral poetics, such as construction grammar or conversation analysis. The key for connecting the two disciplines is their common focus on usage and performance. This collection of papers explores how some of the latest research on language and cognition can contribute to advances in oral studies. At the same time, it shows how research on verbal art in its natural, oral medium can lead to new insights in semantics, pragmatics, or multimodal communication. The ultimate goal is to pave the way towards a Cognitive Oral Poetics, a new interdisciplinary field for the study or oral poetry as a window to the mind.

Diachronic Slavonic Syntax

Author : Björn Hansen,Jasmina Grković-Major,Barbara Sonnenhauser
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110529395

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Diachronic Slavonic Syntax by Björn Hansen,Jasmina Grković-Major,Barbara Sonnenhauser Pdf

The book is dedicated to the study of the causes and mechanisms of syntactic change in Slavonic languages, including internally motivated syntactic change, syntactic change under contact conditions (structural convergence, pattern replication, shift-induced transfer etc.): It also explores metalinguistic factors such as ideologically driven selection and propagation of syntactic structures.

Pragmatics of Society

Author : Gisle Andersen,Karin Aijmer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110214420

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Pragmatics of Society by Gisle Andersen,Karin Aijmer Pdf

Pragmatics of society takes a socio-cultural perspective on pragmatics and gives a broad view of how social and cultural factors influence language use. The volume covers a wide range of topics within the field of sociopragmatics. This subfield of pragmatics encompasses sociolinguistic studies that focus on how pragmatic and discourse features vary according to macro-sociological variables such as age, gender, class and region (variational pragmatics), and discourse/conversation analytical studies investigating variation according to the activity engaged in by the participants and the identities displayed as relevant in interaction. The volume also covers studies in linguistic pragmatics with a more general socio-cultural focus, including global and intercultural communication, politeness, critical discourse analysis and linguistic anthropology. Each article presents the state-of-the-art of the topic at hand, as well as new research.

Final Particles

Author : Sylvie Hancil,Alexander Haselow,Margje Post
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110394184

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Final Particles by Sylvie Hancil,Alexander Haselow,Margje Post Pdf

This volume brings together sixteen in-depth studies of final particles in various languages of the world, offering a rich variety of approaches to this still relatively underresearched class of elements. The volume is of interest to typologists, to experts in syntax and the analysis of spoken language, and to linguists studying the form and function of final particles in single languages. Final particles offers an overview of the different types of final particles found in typologically distinct languages, different methological approaches to the study of final particles, and of typical grammaticalization pathways that these elements have taken in different languages.

The Japanese Sentence-final Particles in Talk-in-interaction

Author : Hideki Saigo
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027256096

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The Japanese Sentence-final Particles in Talk-in-interaction by Hideki Saigo Pdf

The Japanese sentence-final particles, "ne," "yo" and "yone" have proved notoriously difficult to explain and are especially challenging for second language users. This book investigates the role of the particles in talk-in-interaction with the aim of providing a comprehensive understanding that accounts for their pragmatic properties and sequential functions and that provides a sound basis for second language pedagogy. This study starts by setting up an original particle function hypothesis based on the figure/ground "gestalt," and then tests its validity empirically with unmarked, marked and native/non-native talk-in-interaction data. The analysis illustrates not only expectable but also unexpected or strategic use of particles, as well as the problems posed for native speakers by non-native speakers whose use of particles is idiosyncratic. The study demonstrates that the proposed hypothesis is capable of accounting for all the uses of particles in the extensive and varied data set examined. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in pragmatics and CA and to teachers of Japanese as a foreign language.

Cultural Diversity in Cross-Cultural Settings

Author : Tamilla Mammadova
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527574960

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Cultural Diversity in Cross-Cultural Settings by Tamilla Mammadova Pdf

The 21st century is marked by the intensive movement of people across international borders. While languages are used as a means of interaction across the globe, the nuances of communication vary from culture to culture. This book explores how the misperception of cultural values and norms may result in misapprehension and communication breakdowns in various settings.

Distance in Language

Author : Anastasia Meermann,Barbara Sonnenhauser
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443878845

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Distance in Language by Anastasia Meermann,Barbara Sonnenhauser Pdf

The conceptual metaphor of ""distance"" plays a crucial role in current perceptions of the world and humans' various interactions within it. It hardly seems possible to conceptualize space and time, emotional involvement in events, and relationships with other people in terms other than ""distance"". As a consequence, this primarily spatial concept figures prominently in the verbal expression of these abstract notions, and is thus highly relevant for the analysis of linguistic phenomena. In recen ...

Represented Discourse, Resonance and Stance in Joking Interaction in Mexican Spanish

Author : Minerva Oropeza Escobar
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027256089

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Represented Discourse, Resonance and Stance in Joking Interaction in Mexican Spanish by Minerva Oropeza Escobar Pdf

The book provides a new angle for the study of otherwise amply discussed discourse and interactional phenomena. The new perspective consists in addressing the interconnections between resonance, stance, represented discourse and joking in Mexican conversational discourse. In so doing, it contributes to a better understanding of the interplay between collaboration, intersubjectivity and emergence, among other relevant issues. Scholars and advanced students concerned with dialogic syntax theory, stance theory and Spanish, will find the present analysis interesting and innovative. However, the writing and methodology, based on clearly discussed and presented examples from selected conversational excerpts, including graphic representations of linguistic and discourse data, makes the analysis easy to follow also to non-specialists. The book is thus interesting to a broad circle of readers, whether they are concerned with any of the issues dealt with or with their mutual connections, whether they are specialists or not.

Constraints in Discourse 2

Author : Peter Kühnlein,Anton Benz,C. L. Sidner
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027254382

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Constraints in Discourse 2 by Peter Kühnlein,Anton Benz,C. L. Sidner Pdf

Text is highly structured, and structured at a variety of levels. But what are the units of text, which levels are at stake, and what establishes the structure that binds the units together? This volume, just as the predecessor a spin off of one of the workshops on constraints in discourse, contains the most recent, thoroughly reviewed papers by specialists in the area that try to give answers to such questions. It helps deepening the understanding of a multiplicity of mechanisms and constraints that are at work during production and comprehension of well-formed discourse. Researchers from linguistics, both formal and psycholinguistics, artificial intelligence, and cognitive sciences will appreciate this book as a valuable resource for information and inspiration.

Expressing Opinions in French and Australian English Discourse

Author : Kerry Mullan
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027256041

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Expressing Opinions in French and Australian English Discourse by Kerry Mullan Pdf

Based on the analysis of conversations between French and Australian English speakers discussing various topics, including their experiences as non-native speakers in France or Australia, this book combines subjective personal testimonies with an objective linguistic analysis of the expression of opinion in discourse. It offers a new perspective on French and Australian English interactional style by examining the discourse markers think, je pense, je crois and je trouve. It is shown that the prosody, intonation unit position, and the surrounding context of these markers are all fundamental to their function and meaning in interaction. In addition, this book offers the first detailed comparative semantic study of the three comparative French expressions in interaction. The book will appeal to all those interested in linguistics, French and Australian English interactional style, cross-cultural communication, and discourse analysis. Students and teachers of French will be interested in the semantic analysis of the French expressions, the authentic interactional data and the personal testimonies of the participants. "Kerry Mullan's work constitutes a substantial and original contribution to cross-linguistic and cross-cultural comparison. The book's best contribution is indeed in the insightfulness of the contextual analyses of the chosen markers, which renders the claims made about the French and Australian English interactional styles thoroughly convincing." Elise Karkkainen, University of Oulu "The book will not fail to satisfy its readers about many intriguing linguistic differences between French and Australians that may prove to reflect some deeper cultural differences regarding the degree to which speakers can openly express opinions." Hilary Chappell, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris

Singing, Speaking and Writing Politics

Author : Mirjana N. Dedaić
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027267863

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Singing, Speaking and Writing Politics by Mirjana N. Dedaić Pdf

The discourses of the post-apartheid South Africa embody symbols of change and promises of new lessons in history. This is the first volume that brings together analyses of a variety of discourses produced in South Africa through which we follow the evolution of transitional processes in the country’s political institutions and in the opinions of its populace. The book offers to the reader a visit to the Parliament, a peek into the internet forums, analyses of the country's official papers and speeches, and the media accounts. Through all these discourses we see the burning questions – "Who Are We Now?" and "Who Do We Want To Be?" – being repetitively examined and identities cross-formed while the country deals with new, post-apartheid challenges, as well as successes.

Clausal Complementation in South Slavic

Author : Björn Wiemer,Barbara Sonnenhauser
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110725858

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Clausal Complementation in South Slavic by Björn Wiemer,Barbara Sonnenhauser Pdf

This volume assembles contributions addressing clausal complementation across the entire South Slavic territory. The main focus is on particular aspects of complementation, covering the contemporary standard languages as well as older stages and/or non-standard varieties and the impact of language contact, primarily with non-Slavic languages. Presenting in-depth studies, they thus contribute to the overarching collective aim of arriving at a comprehensive picture of the patterns of clausal complementation on which South Slavic languages profile against a wider typological background, but also diverge internally if we look closer at details in the contemporary stage and in diachronic development. The volume divides into an introduction setting the stage for the single case-studies, an article developing a general template of complementation with a detailed overview of the components relevant for South Slavic, studies addressing particular structural phenomena from different theoretical viewpoints, and articles focusing on variation in space and/or time.

Social Roles and Language Practices in Late Modern English

Author : Päivi Pahta,Minna Nevala,Arja Nurmi
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027254405

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Social Roles and Language Practices in Late Modern English by Päivi Pahta,Minna Nevala,Arja Nurmi Pdf

"This is a trailblazing volume. Too often do studies in historical linguistics adopt social (or other) theories of yesterday. But here we have cutting-edge research on social roles, identities and practices applied innovatively to historical data, leading to new insights-not just about Late Modern English but also about the dynamics of language, social phenomena and change-and lighting the way for future research." Jonathan Culpeper, Senior Lecturer, English Language and Linguistics, Lancaster University --