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Quotatives : cross-linguistic and cross-disciplinary perspectives / edited by Isabelle Buchstaller, Ingrid van Alphen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Converging evidence in language and communication research ; v. 15.
- Converging evidence in language and communication research ; v. 15
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quotation.
- Speech acts (Linguistics).
- Semantics.
- Intercultural communication.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (326 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Research on quotation has yielded a rich and diverse knowledge-base. Scientific interest has been sparked particularly by the recent emergence of new quotative forms in typologically related and unrelated languages (i.e. English be like, Hebrew kazé, Japanese mitai-na).The present collection gives a platform to research conducted within different linguistic sub-disciplines and on the basis of a variety of Western and non-Western languages. The introduction presents an overview of forms and functions of old and new quotative constructions. The nine chapters investigate quote
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Discourse perspectives
- pt. 2. Typological perspectives
- pt. 3. Functional and formal perspectives
- pt. 4. Language variation and change.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786613861498
- 9781283549042
- 1283549042
- 9789027274793
- 9027274797
- OCLC:
- 787843329
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