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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789942903321

Titolo

Quotatives [[electronic resource] ] : cross-linguistic and cross-disciplinary perspectives / / edited by Isabelle Buchstaller, Ingrid van Alphen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012

ISBN

1-283-54904-2

9786613861498

90-272-7479-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Collana

Converging evidence in language and communication research ; ; v. 15

Altri autori (Persone)

BuchstallerIsabelle

AlphenIngrid van

Disciplina

401/.41

Soggetti

Quotation

Speech acts (Linguistics)

Semantics

Intercultural communication

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Discourse perspectives -- pt. 2. Typological perspectives -- pt. 3. Functional and formal perspectives -- pt. 4. Language variation and change.

Sommario/riassunto

Research on quotation has yielded a rich and diverse knowledge-base. Scientific interest has been sparked particularly by the recent emergence of new quotative forms in typologically related and unrelated languages (i.e. English be like, Hebrew kazeĢ, Japanese mitai-na).The present collection gives a platform to research conducted within different linguistic sub-disciplines and on the basis of a variety of Western and non-Western languages. The introduction presents an overview of forms and functions of old and new quotative constructions. The nine chapters investigate quote