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UNINA9910960989503321 |
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Autore |
Aijmer Karin |
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Titolo |
English discourse particles : evidence from a corpus / / Karin Aijmer |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2002 |
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ISBN |
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9786612161841 |
9781282161849 |
1282161849 |
9789027297358 |
9027297355 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (315 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in corpus linguistics, , 1388-0373 ; ; v. 10 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Particles |
English language - Discourse analysis |
Computational linguistics |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-290) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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English Discourse Particles -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Key to prosodic transcription -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The topic-changer now -- Chapter 3: The interjections oh and ah -- Chapter 4: The interpersonal particle just -- Chapter 5: The 'adjuster' sort of -- Chapter 6: Particles with vague reference -- Chapter 7: The expectation marker actually -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- References -- Name index -- Subject index -- Studies in Corpus Linguistics. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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There are few aspects of language which are more problematic than its discourse particles. The present study of discourse particles draws upon data from the London-Lund Corpus to show how the methods and tools of corpora can sharpen their description. The first part of the book provides a picture of the state of the art in discourse particle studies and introduces the theory and methodology for the analysis in the second part of the book. Discourse particles are analysed as elements which have been grammaticalised and as a result have certain properties and uses. The importance of linguistic and contextual cues such as text type, position in the discourse, prosody and collocation for |
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