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The Theme-topic Interface

Author : María A. Gómez-González
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789027250865
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book The Theme-topic Interface written by María A. Gómez-González and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Theme-Topic Interface (TTI) gives a useful catalogue of approaches to the concept Theme in the analysis of Natural Language. The book is written with both theoretical and descriptive goals and aims to synthesize and revise current approaches to pragmatic functions. In addition, TTI explains that different thematic constructions in natural language reveal different discourse strategies related to point of view and speaker subjectivity, which shows the mutually supportive role of form and discourse function vis-á-vis each other. The book's value is enhanced by the use of natural language corpora, the Lancaster IBM Spoken English Corpus (LIBMSEC), and by running multivariate statistical tests, taking into account both segmental and suprasegmental features. The bibliography lists more than 600 publications providing ample material for further research into an integrated theory of language and its use. The indexes provide easy access to most authors mentioned and to the major concepts covered.

Quantificational Topics

Author : Cornelia Ebert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048123038
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Quantificational Topics written by Cornelia Ebert and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-04-08 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing an issue that has puzzled the linguistics community for many years, this book offers a novel approach to the exceptional wide scope behaviour of indefinites. It is the first book explicitly dedicated to exceptional wide scope phenomena. Its unique approach offers an explanation for the fact that it is only a proper subset of the indefinites that shows this exceptional wide scope behaviour. The author draws a careful distinction between genuine and apparent scope readings, a distinction that is usually not taken care of and has thus led to certain confusions. In particular, it is argued that functional readings have to be kept strictly apart from non-functional ones and that all proposals that use functional mechanisms to explain the phenomena at hand face severe problems. The existing body of literature on the main issues of the book is thoroughly reviewed. This makes the book well suited as background literature for graduate seminars on those topics.

Temporality

Author : Maria Bittner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118584031
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Temporality written by Maria Bittner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Temporality surveys the ways in which languages of different types refer to past, present, and future events, through an in-depth examination of four major language types: tense-based English, tense-aspect-based Polish, aspect-based Chinese, and mood-based Kalaallisut. Cutting-edge research on directly compositional dynamic semantics of languages with and without grammatical tense New in-depth analysis of temporal, aspectual, modal, as well as nominal discourse reference Presents a novel logical language for representing linguistic meaning (Update with Centering) Develops a unified theory of tense, aspect, mood, and person as different types of ‘grammatical centering systems’

Topic, Focus and Foreground in Ancient Hebrew Narratives

Author : Jean-Marc Heimerdinger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567057941
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Topic, Focus and Foreground in Ancient Hebrew Narratives written by Jean-Marc Heimerdinger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1999-08-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study breaks new ground in describing how various linguistic and pragmatic mechanisms affect both the form of the narrative clause and the arrangement of the grammatical elements. The various possible forms that a narrative clause can take are classified in terms of their 'topic-comment' and 'focus-presupposition', and it is argued that the way in which these are articulated dictates the word order in the clause. The outcome of the study demonstrates that the traditional binary distinction between foreground and background, based purely on verb forms, is inadequate. A new model is offered showing how foregrounding is achieved by exploiting cognitive structures or by using specific evaluative devices.

Topic Continuity in Discourse

Author : T. Givón
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027280258
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Topic Continuity in Discourse written by T. Givón and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The functional notion of “topic” or “topicality” has suffered, traditionally, from two distinct drawbacks. First, it has remained largely ill defined or intuitively defined. And second, quite often its definition boiled down to structure-dependent circularity. This volume represents a major departure from past practices, without rejecting both their intuitive appeal and the many good results yielded by them. First, “topic” and “topicality” are re-analyzed as a scalar property, rather than as an either/or discrete prime. Second, the graded property of “topicality” is firmly connected with sensible cognitive notions culled from gestalt psychology, such as “predictability” or “continuity”. Third, we develop and utilize precise measures and quantified methods by which the property of “topicality” of clausal arguments can be studied in connected discourse, and thus be properly hinged in its rightful context, that of topic identification, maintenance and recoverability in discourse. Fourth, we show that many grammatical phenomena which used to be studied by linguists in isolation, all partake in one functional domain of grammar, that of topic identification. Finally, we demonstrate the validity of this new approach to the study of “topic” and “topicality” by applying the same text-based quantifying method to a number of typologically-diverse languages, in studying actual texts. Languages studied here are: Written and spoken English, spoken Spanish, Biblical Hebrew, Amharic, Hausa, Japanese, Chamorro and Ute.

Korean Particles 은/는 and 이/가 Explained

Author : ultimateKOREAN
Publisher : ultimateKOREAN
ISBN 13 : 0648175200
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Korean Particles 은/는 and 이/가 Explained written by ultimateKOREAN and published by ultimateKOREAN. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Korean learners struggle with particles 은/는 and 이/가. Few Korean teachers properly explain these particles and even advanced learners will misuse them. Many learners consider 은/는 and 이/가 to be the most difficult aspect of learning Korean. These particles are essential for creating sentences and using the wrong particle produces an inappropriate sentence. How can something so basic be so difficult? Why do even advanced learners get confused about these particles? Because particles 은/는 and 이/가 have been taught the wrong way. Most Korean teachers/textbooks will incorrectly define these particles as ‘topic’ and ‘subject’ markers. This book explains how 은/는 isn’t really a topic particle and how 이/가 is not a subject particle. It will teach you these particles and their associated grammar in a logical way. Beware that this book is not suitable for beginners who cannot yet make basic Korean sentences. It has been written for high-beginner level students and upwards. This book also explains interesting features of Korean which most teachers/grammar books ignore. Even advanced learners will benefit from what’s inside.

Language and Power in Blogs

Author : Brook Bolander
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027270988
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Language and Power in Blogs written by Brook Bolander and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language and Power in Blogs systematically analyses the discursive practices of bloggers and their readers in eight English-language personal/diary blogs. The main focus is thereby placed on ties between these practices and power. The book demonstrates that the exercise of power in this mode can be studied via the analysis of conversational control (turn-taking, speakership and topic control), coupled with research on agreements and disagreements. In this vein, it reveals that control of the floor is strongly tied not solely to rates of participation, but more strikingly to the types of contributions interlocutors make. With its detailed linguistic analyses and comprehensive theoretical and methodological treatment of language use and power, the book is interesting for researchers and students working within the domains of pragmatics, discourse analysis, text linguistics and corpus linguistics, in both offline and online settings.

Brain, Mind and the Signifying Body

Author : Paul Thibault
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441171185
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Brain, Mind and the Signifying Body written by Paul Thibault and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-09-17 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brain, Mind and the Signifying Body" is an exploration of a multimodal theory of cognitive science. Using linguistic theories first developed by Saussure and more latterly by M. A. K. Halliday, Paul Thibault analyses how social and biological systems interact to produce meaning. This fascinating study will be of interest to undergraduates and academics researching cognitive linguistics and advanced semiotics. The book engages with the current dialogue between the human and life sciences to ask questions about the relationship between the physical, biological aspects of a human being, and the sociocultural framework in which a human being exists. Paul J. Thibault argues that we need to understand both the semiotic, discursive nature of meaning making, and the physical context in which this activity takes place. The two are inseparable, and hence the only way we can understand our subjective experience of our environment and our perceptions of our inner states of mind is by giving equal weight to both frameworks. This 'ecosocial semiotic' theory engages with linguistics, semiotics, activity theory, biology and psychology. In so doing, the book produces a new way of looking at how a human being makes sense of his or her environment, but also how this environment shapes such meanings.

Federal Register

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 960 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (311 download)

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Topic and Comment Development in EFL Compositions

Author : Kaarina Mäkinen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Topic and Comment Development in EFL Compositions written by Kaarina Mäkinen and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yhteenveto.

Architects of the International Financial System

Author : Anthony Endres
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134347103
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Architects of the International Financial System written by Anthony Endres and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-01-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who were the great thinkers on international finance in the mid-twentieth century? What did they propose should be done to create a stable international financial order for promoting world trade and economic growth? This important book studies the ideas of some of the most innovative economists in the mid-twentieth century including three Nobel Laureates; great thinkers who helped shape the international financial system and the role of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Covering the period from the late 1940s up until the collapse of the fixed US dollar-gold link in 1971, the impact of Hansen, Williams, Graham, Triffin, Simons, Viner, Friedman, Johnson, Mises, Rueff, Rist, Hayek, Heilperin and Röpke is assessed. This outstanding book will prove invaluable to students studying international economics, economic history and the history of economic thought.

Cumulated Index Medicus

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1456 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Cumulated Index Medicus written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Niagara Falls Storage Area, Long Term Management of the Existing Radioactive Wastes and Residues

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Niagara Falls Storage Area, Long Term Management of the Existing Radioactive Wastes and Residues written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Preamble Compilation

Author : United States. Food and Drug Administration
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Preamble Compilation written by United States. Food and Drug Administration and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Soledad Canyon Sand and Gravel Mining Project

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Soledad Canyon Sand and Gravel Mining Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Minding Minds

Author : Radu J. Bogdan
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262261623
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Minding Minds written by Radu J. Bogdan and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003-08-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on philosophical, psychological, and evolutionary perspectives, Bogdan analyzes how primates create the resources for "metamentation"—the ability of the mind to think about its own thoughts. Mental reflexivity, or metamentation—a mind thinking about its own thoughts—underpins reflexive consciousness, deliberation, self-evaluation, moral judgment, the ability to think ahead, and much more. Yet relatively little in philosophy or psychology has been written about what metamentation actually is, or about why and how it came about. In this book, Radu Bogdan proposes that humans think reflexively because they interpret each other's minds in social contexts of cooperation, communication, education, politics, and so forth. As naive psychology, interpretation was naturally selected among primates as a battery of practical skills that preceded language and advanced thinking. Metamentation began as interpretation mentally rehearsed: through mental sharing of attitudes and information about items of common interest, interpretation conspired with mental rehearsal to develop metamentation. Drawing on philosophical, psychological, and evolutionary perspectives, Bogdan analyzes the main phylogenetic and ontogenetic stages through which primates' abilities to interpret other minds evolve and gradually create the opportunities and resources for metamentation. Contrary to prevailing views, he concludes that metamentation benefits from, but is not a predetermined outcome of, logical abilities, language, and consciousness.

Social Interaction and Discourse Structures

Author : Gregory R. Guy
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027236313
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Social Interaction and Discourse Structures written by Gregory R. Guy and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a two-volume collection of original research papers designed to reflect the breadth and depth of the impact that William Labov has had on linguistic science. Four areas of 'Labovian' linguistics are addressed: First is the study of variation and change; the papers in sections I and II of the first volume take this as their central theme, with a focus on either the social context and uses of language (I) or on the the internal linguistic dynamics of variation and change (II). The study of African American English, and other language varieties in the Americas spoken by people of African descent and influenced by their linguistic heritage, is the subject of the papers in section III of the first volume. The third theme is the study of discourse; the papers in section I of the second volume develop themes in Labovian linguistics that go back to Labov's work on narrative, descriptive, and therapeutic discourse. Fourth is the emphasis on language use, the search for discursive, interactive, and meaningful determinants of the complexity in human communication. Papers with these themes appear in section II of the second volume.