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UNINA9910789794803321 |
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Titolo |
Spoken language pragmatics : an analysis of form-function relations / / edited by Regina Weinert |
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London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2007] |
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©2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20259-X |
9786613202598 |
1-4411-0926-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (259 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Colloquial language |
Discourse analysis |
Pragmatics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Demonstrative and personal pronouns in formal and informal conversations; 2 Grammatical past time reference in spontaneously produced language; 3 The structure and function of wenn-clauses and their role in problem-solving discourse; 4 The relationship between deixis and modality; 5 Modal particles and emotion; 6 Speech rate, time pressure and emotion in English and German football commentary; 7 Multivoicedness and artistic reformulations in directingconversations; 8 Intercultural positioning: tandem conversations about word meaning; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume provides a detailed analysis of the relationships between form and function in spontaneous spoken language. The contributors analyse English, German and Spanish data to present a multilingual perspective on the complexities facing speakers in a variety of contexts. Through an examination of the language of everyday conversation, interviews, consultations, task-based dialogues, football commentaries, radio-play productions and intercultural conversations, the book demonstrates the effect of informational, discourse-external |
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