Isbn: 9783110199505 - rethinking the coordinate-subordinate dichotomy: interpersonal grammar and the analysis of adverbial clauses in english (topics in english linguistics [tiel], 55, band 55) (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Sehr gut. XV, 321 S. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar. - This study deals with the analysis of complex sentences in English, focus-ing on constructions that have traditionally been described as coordinate and adverbial subordinate. The basic argument developed in this study is that the central functional principle underlying the System of complex sentence formation in English is the interpersonal organization of the complex sentence structure. The domain of interpersonal grammar (Halli-day 1994, also known as the domain of 'subjectivity' from the work of Traugott 1989 or Langacker 1990) Covers those aspects of grammatical organization that deal with the encoding of speaker-attitude and speaker-interlocutor interaction, like modal verbs (e.g. may, must, have to), mood types (e.g. indicative, imperative) or basic clause types (e.g. declarative, interrogative, imperative). In this study, I will show that different types of complex sentence constructions can be defined and distinguished from each other in terms of the relative interpersonal Status of their component clauses, operationalized in terms of three basic grammatical features. ISBN 9783110199505 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 594 Fadengehefteter Originalpappband.…

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Zustand: New. pp. xv + 321 7 Figures.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This study argues that the domain traditionally covered by 'coordination' and 'subordination' in English can be subdivided into four distinct construction types. The constructions are defined on the basis of differences in their 'interpersonal' structure, i.e. the grammatical encoding of speaker-attitude and speaker-interlocutor interaction. It is shown that the four types constitute syntactically, semantically and pragmatically coherent categories, with differences in interpersonal structure defining and motivating distinct syntactic behaviour, distinct pragmatic functions and distinct semantic classes of clause linkage. The validity of the analysis is demonstrated in three ways. First, it is shown that the analysis can make sense of the wide range of apparently conflicting criteria found in the literature on complex sentences, which can now be explained as reflections of four different construction types rather than as alternative perspectives on one single contrast between coordination and subordination. Second, it is shown how the analysis can deal with two specific problems in the more general area of clause combining, viz. the syntactic basis of the distinction between 'content', 'epistemic' and 'speech act' levels of clause linkage, and the distinct discursive functions associated with initial and final position of adverbial clauses. Finally, it is also shown that the proposed analysis is useful beyond the analysis of English, with parallels in a number of cross-linguistically recurrent phenomena of clause linkage. The book is mainly of interest to linguistics researchers in the areas of syntax, semantics and pragmatics as well as to graduate students with a focus on these fields.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 321 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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