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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781466903321
• 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.

The evacuation of civilians from Burma : analysing the 1942 colonial disaster / / Michael D. Leigh

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789267603321
• Autore: Leigh Michael D.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New Delhi ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-4411-3247-3; 1-4742-1102-X; 1-4411-6394-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.54
• Soggetti: Evacuation of civilians - Burma; World War--(1939-1945); Burma
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. one. Socio-political undercurrents -- pt. two. Sturm, drang and panic -- pt. three. Residues of hurt.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The string of military defeats during 1942 marked the end of British hegemony in Southeast Asia, finally destroying the myth of British imperial invincibility. The Japanese attack on Burma led to a hurried and often poorly organized evacuation of Indian and European civilians from the country. The evacuation was a public humiliation for the British and marked the end of their role in Burma. The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma investigates the social and political background to the evacuation, and the consequences of its failure. Utilizing unpublished letters, diaries, memoirs and official reports, Michael Leigh provides the first comprehensive account of the evacuation, analyzing its source in the structures of colonial society, fractured race relations and in the turbulent politics of colonial Burma."--Bloomsbury Publishing.