Deictic conceptualisation of space, time and person / edited by Friedrich Lenz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lenz, Friedrich, 1956-

Series:

Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 112.

Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; new ser. 112

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Deixis.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Space and time in language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume is a collection of articles which present the results of investigations into the grammar, semantics and pragmatics of deictic expressions in several languages. Special emphasis is placed on contrastive studies that take cognitive and cultural context into account. Both the empirical and theoretical studies focus on the ways in which spatial, temporal, personal and textual entities are conceptualised and referred to. The cognitive approach proves to be a promising perspective combining aspects of perception, reasoning and linguistic expression to reveal what seems to be at the very heart of deictics.

Contents:

Deictic Conceptualisation of Space, Time and Person

Editorial page

Title page

LCC page

Contents

Deictic conceptualisation of space, time and person

Notes

References

Part 1: Space

`Addressee effects' in demonstrative systems

Bibliography

Deictics in the conversational dyad

Non-deictic uses of the deictic motion verbs kommen and gehen in German

Origo, pointing, and conceptualization - what gestures reveal about the nature of the origo in face-to-face interaction

Conclusion

Part 2: Time

Two ways of construing complex temporal structures

"Look here, what I am saying!"

The 'subjective' eŸects of negation and past subjunctive on deontic modals

Conclusion: a systematic account of modal verbs and mood in German

Part 3: Person and Text

Politeness distinctions in second person pronouns

Conclusions

Deictic use of demonstrative pronouns in the Rigveda

Sources

Towards a unified model of domain-bound reference

Deixis and speech situation revisited

Conclusion: Deixis at the interface between language and perception

Index

The serie PRAGMATICS AND BEYOND NEW SERIES.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612255441

9780585462592

0585462593

9781282255449

1282255444

9789027296757

9027296758

OCLC:

52939073