The syntax and semantics of discourse markers / Miriam Urgelles-Coll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Urgelles-Coll, Miriam.

Series:

Continuum studies in theoretical linguistics.

Continuum studies in theoretical linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse markers.

Discourse analysis.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, Miriam Urgelles-Col examines the syntax and semantics of discourse markers. A discourse marker can loosely be defined as an item such as well or now , coming at the beginning of an utterance and marking a boundary between one part of spoken discourse and the next, signalling the start of a new section of the discourse. They perform important functions in conversation -- but defining discourse markers is problematic in itself. The syntactic approach employed in this book to describe discourse markers is Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG) which is relevant in a theory of

Contents:

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 3 HPSG and SDRT; 4 Anyway: An Informal Analysis; 5 Anyway: A Formal Analysis; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-168) and index.

ISBN:

9786612576850

9781282576858

1282576852

9781441126054

1441126058

OCLC:

630543364