From Discourse Process to Grammatical Construction: On Left-Dislocation in English - Couverture rigide

Geluykens, Ronald

 
9789027226112: From Discourse Process to Grammatical Construction: On Left-Dislocation in English
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ISBN 10 : 9027226113 ISBN 13 : 9789027226112
Editeur : John Benjamins Publishing Co, 1992

Synopsis

This study deals with interactional processes in conversational discourse, and the way they may get 'syntacticized' into grammatical constructions. It investigates the link between discourse function and syntactic form, and the ways in which grammatical form is a reflection on communicative function, through examining the communicative functions of Left-Dislocation in English. The investigation is corpus-based, and focuses on spontaneous conversation, but other discourse types are also taken into account. The overall perspective is resolutely empirical, and preconceptions about the possible functions of Left-Dislocation are avoided. Contents 1. Theoretical preliminaries; 2. Referent-introduction (1): interaction; 3. Referent-introduction (2): recoverability; 4. Referent-introduction (3): topicality; 5. Other functions of LD; 6. Prosodic aspects of LD; 7. LD in other discourse types; 8. A broader perspecitive; 9. General conclusion; Notes, Appendices, References, Subject and author indices.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This study deals with interactional processes in conversational discourse, and the way they may get 'syntacticized' into grammatical constructions. It investigates the link between discourse function and syntactic form, and the ways in which grammatical form is a reflection on communicative function, through examining the communicative functions of Left-Dislocation in English. The investigation is corpus-based, and focuses on spontaneous conversation, but other discourse types are also taken into account. The overall perspective is resolutely empirical, and preconceptions about the possible functions of Left-Dislocation are avoided. Contents 1. Theoretical preliminaries; 2. Referent-introduction (1): interaction; 3. Referent-introduction (2): recoverability; 4. Referent-introduction (3): topicality; 5. Other functions of LD; 6. Prosodic aspects of LD; 7. LD in other discourse types; 8. A broader perspecitive; 9. General conclusion; Notes, Appendices, References, Subject and author indices.

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Éditeur
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9027226113
ISBN 13 
9789027226112
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
193
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  155619367X ISBN 13 :  9781556193675
Editeur : John Benjamins Pub Co, 1992
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