Approaches to Discourse Particles / edited by Kerstin Fischer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fischer, Kerstin, editor.

Series:

Studies in Pragmatics ; 1.

Studies in Pragmatics ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse markers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (509 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Approaches to Discourse Particles serves as a unique reference by presenting the spectrum of approaches to discourse particles/markers in their richness and variability, whilst ensuring that the differences and similarities between the approaches are clear and comparable. With the hundreds of studies now published on discourse particles/markers, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make such comparisons. Fischer addresses this problem by asking renowned researchers from different linguistic backgrounds to describe their particular ways of accounting for some of the most important problem areas by addressing issues such as: definition; the functional spectrum of the items considered; the model of polyfunctionality proposed; and the broader framework of the model.Discourse particles fulfil many different functions; they contribute to text structuring, dialogue management, turn-taking, politeness, and more. Their investigation is, thus, relevant from many different perspectives within pragmatics and linguistics as a whole. Approaches to Discourse Particles constitutes an important orientation for newcomers to the field, as well as providing the necessary guidance and reference for the many scholars now working in the growing research community. "Wide-ranging and useful. Places the assumptions underlying divergent approaches in sharp relief." - Lawrence Schourup, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan.

Contents:

Towards an Understanding of the Spectrum of Approaches to Discourse Particles: Introduction to the Volume, K. Fischer

Part I: Polysemy-Based Approaches

A Dynamic Polysemy Approach to the Lexical Semantics of Discourse Markers (with an Exemplary Analysis of French Toujours), M-B. Mosegaard Hansen

Discourse Markers in English: a Discourse-Pragmatic View, D.M. Lewis

The Rise of Discourse Markers in Italian: a Specific Type of Language Change, R. Waltereit

A Functional Approach to the Study of Discourse Markers, S. Pons Borderia

Pragmatic Markers in Translation: a Methodological Proposal, K. Aijmer, et al.

The Description of Text Relation Markers in the Geneva Model of Discourse Organization, E. Roulet

A Dynamic Approach to Discourse Particles, H. Zeevat

Part II: Monosemy-Based Approaches

A Relevance-Theoretic Approach to Discourse Particles in Singapore English, Ler Soon Lay Vivien

From Procedural Meaning to Processing Requirement, T. Nyan

Towards a Theory of Discourse Markers, B. Fraser

What are Particles Good For?, H. Weydt

The Natural Semantic Metalanguage Approach to Discourse Markers, C.E. Travis

Epistemic Modalities and the Discourse Particles of Singapore, A.F. Gupta

Integrating Prosodic and Contextual Cues in the Interpretation of Discourse Markers, Li-Chiung Yang

Formal Properties of a Subset of Discourse Markers: Connectives, C. Rossari

Discourse Marker Research and Theory: Revisiting and, D. Schiffrin

Discourse Markers as Attentional Cues at Discourse Transitions, G. Redeker

A Dynamic-Interactional Approach to Discourse Markers, B. Frank-Job

Discourse Particles as Morphemes and as Constructions, F. Nemo

Discourse Particles and Modal Particles as Grammatical Elements, G. Diewald

Frames, Constructions, and Invariant Meanings: the Functional Polysemy of Discourse Particles, K. Fischer

Discourse Markers in Italian: Towards a "Compositional" Meaning, C. Bazzanella.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610633005

9781280633003

128063300X

9780080461588

0080461581

OCLC:

475999442

Publisher Number:

9780080447377