Connectivity in grammar and discourse / edited by Jochen Rehbein, Christiane Hohenstein, Lukas Pietsch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rehbein, Jochen.

Hohenstein, Christiane.

Pietsch, Lukas.

Series:

Hamburg studies on multilingualism ; v. 5.

Hamburg studies on multilingualism, 1571-4934 ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Connectives.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Discourse analysis.

Physical Description:

viii, 465 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This paper analyzes data from doctor-patient interaction mediated by nonprofessional ad hoc-interpreters with a focus on the performance of ad hocinterpreters and their use of verba dicendi ("to say", "to tell", "to mean to say"). Our analysis of the Turkish and Portuguese language data shows that in both languages markers of reported speech are used both to establish 'interactional coherence' (Bührig 2002), and to express speaker stance. It seems that verba dicendi serve to especially emphasize the reliability of information provided by the doctor. In line with a general shift towards a more dynamic concept for the role of interpreters, our results also indicate that the different communicative functions of markers of reported speech should be part of interpreter training.

Contents:

Connectivity in Grammar and Discourse

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Dedication page

Table of contents

Connectivity as an object of linguistics

I. Aspects of language changeand language acquisition

Grammaticalization of converb constructions

Contact, connectivity and language evolution

ALLORA. On the recurrence of function-word borrowing in contact situations with Italian as donor language

Some notes on the syntax-pragmatics interface in bilingual children. German in contact with French / Italian

II. Pronouns, topics and subjects

Distribution and function of clitic object pronouns in popular 16th-18th century Greek narratives. A synchronic and diachronic perspective

Nominative subjects of non-finite clauses in Hiberno-English

III. Finiteness in text and discourse

Aspectotemporal connectivity in Turkic. Text construction, text subdivision, discourse types and taxis

Connectivity by means of finite elements in mono- and bilingual Turkish discourses*

IV. Subordination - coordination

Alternative subordination strategies in Turkish*

Studying connectivity with the help of computer-readable corpora

Discourse coordination in Turkish monolingual and Turkish-German bilingual children's talk: işte*

V. Adverbs, particles and constructions

Modal adverbs as discourse markers - a bilingual approach to the study of indeed*

„So, given this common theme...": Linking constructions in discourse across languages*

An utterance-transcending connector. Particle to in utterance-final position in Japanese business reporting*

Between connectivity and modality. Reported speech in interpreter-mediated doctor-patient communication

Matrix constructions

Language index

Name index

Subject index

The series Hamburg Studies on Multilingualism.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612154607

9781282154605

1282154605

9789027292483

9027292485

OCLC:

648254269