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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462487203321

Autore

Jones Bob Morris

Titolo

The Welsh answering system [[electronic resource] /] / by Bob Morris Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 1999

ISBN

3-11-080059-4

Edizione

[Reprint 2011]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Collana

Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; ; 120

Disciplina

491.6/6/0141

Soggetti

Welsh language - Discourse analysis

Welsh language - Social aspects - Wales

Children - Wales - Language

Questions and answers

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-349) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of figures -- List of tables -- 1. Answering systems -- 2. Welsh echo responsives -- 3. Welsh echo and nonecho responsives -- 4. Discourse functions of Welsh responsives -- 5. A formal analysis of Welsh responsives -- 6. Children's use of Welsh responsives -- 7. Language contact: the influence of English -- 8. Internal causes of variation -- Appendix I. Conventions in the corpus examples -- Appendix II. Conventions in the interlinear glosses -- Appendix III. Additional examples of responsives -- Appendix IV. Examples of formal answering systems -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Errata -- Back matter