A Theory of Indexical Shift : Meaning, Grammar, and Crosslinguistic Variation / Amy Rose Deal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deal, Amy Rose, author.

Series:

Linguistic inquiry monographs ; Volume 82.

Linguistic Inquiry Monographs ; Volume 82

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indexicals (Semantics).

Nez Percé language--Semantics.

Nez Percé language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020]

Summary:

"This book answers both the 'what' and the 'why' question raised by indexical shift in crosslinguistic perspective. What are the possible profiles of an indexical shifting language, and why do we find these profiles and not various equally conceivable others? Drawing both from the literature (published and unpublished) and from original fieldwork on the language Nez Perce, Amy Rose Deal puts forward several major generalizations about indexical shift crosslinguistically and present a theory that attempts to explain them. This account has consequences for the way we think about the semantics of attitude verbs, the nature of contexts, the typology of first person, and the relationship between indexicals and logophors, of course along with numerous consequences for the analysis of particular languages (e.g. Nez Perce, Uyghur, Korean, English, Zazaki, Amharic, Mishar Tatar). The book contains numerous glossed examples from a range of languages (including a detailed description of Nez Perce indexical shift, based on original fieldwork, as described above); a bibliography; and an appendix providing grammatical background about Nez Perce"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Indexicals and operators: a Nez Perce case study

3. Shifty asymmetries

4. Extending the theory

5. Beyond indexical shift

6. Conclusions

A. Remarks on Shift Together

B. Nez Perce grammatical background

Notes

Bibliography.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-262-35913-8

0-262-35912-X

OCLC:

1190716437