The function of discourse particles : a study with special reference to spoken standard French / Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mosegaard Hansen, Maj-Britt.

Series:

Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 53.

Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; new ser. 53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis.

French language--Particles.

French language.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Particles.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This monograph aims to contribute to linguistic knowledge about the distribution and function of discourse particles, particularly with respect to a small group of particles which are highly frequent in contemporary spoken standard French.The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 (Theory) defines discourse particles as such, and gives a dynamic global approach to their description. Matters such as previous research on discourse particles, related categories of particles, instructional semantics, the difference between speech and writing, the delimitation of discourse units, competing ap

Contents:

THE FUNCTION OF DISCOURSE PARTICLES; Editorial page; Title page; Dedication; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Transcription conventions; Preface and acknowledgements; PART 1: THEORY; 1. Introduction; 2. Previous Studies; 3. Particle Research; 4. Discourse Markers; 5. Spoken vs Written Language; 6. Discourse Units; 7. Discourse Structure; 8. Cohesion and Coherence; 9. Data and Methodology; PART 2: DESCRIPTION; 10. Bon and ben; 11. Eh bien; 12. Puis; 13. Donc and alors; 14. Conclusion; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Copenhagen, 1996).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-408) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-22196-9

9786613221964

90-272-8259-5

OCLC:

750192948