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Ward, Gregory L.

 
9781138690370: The Semantics and Pragmatics of Preposing
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1138690376 ISBN 13 : 9781138690370
Editeur : Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

First published in 1988, this book examines the aspects of pragmatic competence involving the class of preposing constructions in English. By limiting the scope of investigation to particular grammatical categories, the author argues previous studies have failed to capture significant pragmatic generalisations. The author asserts what distinguishes one preposing type from another are the semantic and pragmatic properties of the referent of that constituent. After a review of the past literature on preposing, the book goes on to present a pragmatic theory in which two discourse functions of preposing are proposed. It then provides a functional taxonomy of the various preposing types which the theory is designed to account for. One type of preposing, Topicalization, and two of its subtypes, Proposition Affirmation and Ironic Preposing, are discussed in detail in the subsequent chapters before the book concludes with a summary along with directions for future research.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gregory L. Ward

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1138690376
ISBN 13 
9781138690370
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
268
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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