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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781466903321

Titolo

Discourse and perspective in cognitive linguistics [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Wolf-Andreas Liebert, Gisela Redeker, Linda Waugh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1997

ISBN

1-283-31240-9

9786613312402

90-272-7592-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 151

Altri autori (Persone)

LiebertWolf-Andreas <1959->

RedekerGisela

WaughLinda R

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Cognitive grammar

Discourse analysis

Modality (Linguistics)

Metaphor

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Selected rev. papers read at the 4th bi-annual International Cognitive Linguistics Conference held in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico, July 16-21, 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

DISCOURSE AND PERSPECTIVE IN COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Cognition, Perspective, and Modality in Discourse; Metaphors and Metonymy in Discourse; Correlates of Discourse Structure; I. COGNITION, PERSPECTIVE, AND MODALITY IN DISCOURSE; Form-Use Mappings for Tag Questions; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Framework: Grammaticalization Theory; 3. The Characteristics of Tag Questions; 3.1. Intonational and syntactic characteristics; 3.2. Pragmatic characteristics; 4. A Cross-Linguistic Typology of Tag Questions

4.1. English 4.2. German; 4.3. Romance languages; 5. Grammaticalization in Tag Questions; 6. Form-use Mappings for Tag-Questions; 7. Conclusion; Endnotes; References; The Social Dimension



of a Cognitive Grammar; 0. Introduction; 1. The Grounding Dynamics of Cognitive Theories of Language; 2. Interpellation; 3. An Overview of Cognitive Grammar; 4. Toward a Socio-Cognitive Theory of Reference; 5. Conclusions; References; Data sources; Even, sae/sura/mo as Constraints on Contextual Assumptions; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Even: 'procedure' and 'non-truth-conditional'

1.2. Some problems with previous analyses of even 1.3. Some theoretical problems; 1.3.1. Where do scales come from ?; 1.3.2. Problems with 'informativeness'; 2. A Relevance-Theoretic Account of even/sae/sura/mo; 2.1. Even as a constraint on contextual assumptions; 2.1.2. Japanese particles: sae/sura/mo; 2.2. Cognitive differences between even, sae/sura/mo; 2.2.1. English particle: even; 2.2.2. Japanese particles: sae/sura/mo; 2.3. Even, sae/sura/mo and constraints on implicatures, and parallel processing; 2.3.1. English particle: even; 2.3.1.1. Parallel confirmation; 2.3.1.2. Parallel premises

2.3.1.3. Backwards confirmation 2.3.1.4. Backwards contradiction; 2.3.2. Japanese particles: sae/sura/mo; 3. Some Problems; 3.1. Problems with even; 3.1.1. Examples like (3) and (5); 3.1.2. Case with more then one even; 3.1.3. Other uses of even; 3.1.4. Focus and relevance; 3.1.4.1. Even and variables; 3.1.4.2. Even and contextual assumptions; 3.1.5. Processing effort and implicit even; 3.2. Problems; 3.2.1. Sae/sura and negation; 3.2.2. Sae/sura and sufficient conditions; 3.2.3. Sae/sura/mo and pseudo-imperatives; 3.2.4. Direction of processing and two particles sae,

3.3. Others: te+molde+mo ni/+mo/no+mo/to+mo/made+mo 4. Conclusion; Endnotes; References; Semantic Content and Depth of Intention: A Study in Cognitive Semantics; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Depth of intention; 1.2. Agreement and disagreement; 1.3. Semantic uncertainty and situation-relative equivalence of cognitive content; 1.4. Terminology and definitions; 2. The Experiment; 2.1. Annotated analysis of an excerpt; 2.2. A network analysis of the excerpt; 3. Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Endnotes; References

Perspective, Subjectivity, and Modality from a Cognitive Linguistic Point of View

Sommario/riassunto

Cognitive models, perspectives, and the construction of situated meaning have always been core concepts in Cognitive Linguistics. The papers in this volume present applications of those concepts to the study of discourse phenomena like the use and interpretation of metaphors, modal expressions, focus particles, tag questions, indirect speech acts, and iconographic textual references. The volume also includes two studies focussing on cognitive processes involved in discourse production.