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UNINA9910964130803321 |
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Autore |
Hübler Axel |
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Titolo |
The expressivity of grammar : grammatical devices expressing emotion across time / / Axel Hübler |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , 1998 |
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[Reprint 2011] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vii, 253 pages) |
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Collana |
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Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ; ; 25 |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Grammar |
Emotions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-243) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- 1. Communication, emotions and expressivity -- 2. The so-called possessive dative -- 3. The ethic dative -- 4. The expanded form -- 5. The present perfect -- 6. The periphrastic do -- 7. The get-passive -- 8. Putting the results in perspective: Grammar and the Self -- Notes -- References -- Index of authors -- Index of subjects -- Backmatter |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study investigates the way in which the speaker's attitude to what is said is simplicity coded in grammar. It argues that expressivity should be assigned a more central position than linguistic theory has so far conceded. |
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