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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812106003321

Autore

Kanetani Masaru

Titolo

Causation and reasoning constructions / / Masaru Kanetani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

90-272-6271-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 pages)

Collana

Constructional approaches to language ; ; Volume 25

Disciplina

415.01836

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Conjunctions

Japanese language - Conjunctions

Causation

Reasoning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Previous studies: from gestalt to construction -- 3. Constructions of causation and reasoning -- 4. Focalizations of because- and since-clauses -- 5. Causal construction and reasoning construction in Japanese -- 6. Constructions of metalinguistic reasons -- 7. Analogy in construction grammar: the case of just because of x doesn't mean y -- 8. Innovative use of because -- 9 -- Conclusion -- References.