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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964293803321

Autore

Geluykens Ronald

Titolo

From discourse process to grammatical construction : on left-dislocation in English / / Ronald Geluykens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., , 1992

ISBN

9786613092748

1-283-09274-3

90-272-8591-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 180 pages)

Collana

Studies in discourse and grammar ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

401/.41

Soggetti

English language - Discourse analysis

English language - Grammar, Generative

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

FROM DISCOURSE PROCESS TO GRAMMATICAL CONSTRUCTION; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Preface; Table of contents; Chapter 1. Theoretical Preliminaries; Chapter 2. Referent-Introduction (I): Interaction; Chapter 3. Referent-Introduction (II): Recoverability; Chapter 4. Referent-Introduction (III): Topicality; Chapter 5. Other Functions of LD; Chapter 6. Prosodie Aspects of LD; Chapter 7. LD in Other Discourse Types; Chapter 8. A Broader Perspective; Chapter 9. General Conclusion; Notes; Appendices; References; Subject Index; Author Index; The series STUDIES IN DISCOURSE AND GRAMMAR

Sommario/riassunto

This study deals with interactional processes in conversational discourse, and the way they may get 'syntacticized' into grammatical constructions. It investigates the link between discourse function and syntactic form, and the ways in which grammatical form is a reflection on communicative function, through examining the communicative functions of Left-Dislocation in English. The investigation is corpus-based, and focuses on spontaneous conversation, but other discourse types are also taken into account.