03755nam 2200625 a 450 991081809470332120200520144314.01-282-16092-3978661216092990-272-9615-4(CKB)1000000000555466(OCoLC)179163946(CaPaEBR)ebrary10041618(MiAaPQ)EBC622984(EXLCZ)99100000000055546620020528d2002 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPoint of view and grammar structural patterns of subjectivity in American English conversation /Joanne Scheibman1st ed.Amsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub.c20021 online resource (202 p.)Studies in discourse and grammar,0928-8929 ;v. 111-58811-232-2 90-272-2621-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-182) and index.Point of View and Grammar -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Dedication page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of tables -- Chapter 1 Linguistic subjectivity and usage-based linguistics -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Classification and coding of conversational data -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Patterns of subjectivity in person and predicate -- Notes -- Chapter 4 The evaluative character of relational clauses -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Summaries and conclusions -- Notes -- Appendix A: Transcription symbols -- Appendix B: Intermediate function verbs in the database -- References -- Index -- The series STUDIES IN DISCOURSE AND GRAMMAR (SiDaG).This book proposes that subjective expression shapes grammatical and lexical patterning in American English conversation. Analyses of structural and functional properties of English conversational utterances indicate that the most frequent combinations of subject, tense, and verb type are those that are used by speakers to personalize their contributions, not to present unmediated descriptions of the world. These findings are informed by current research and practices in linguistics which argue that the emergence, or conventionalization, of linguistic structure is related to the frequency with which speakers use expressions in discourse. The use of conversational data in grammatical analysis illustrates the local and contingent nature of grammar in use and also raises theoretical questions concerning the coherence of linguistic categories, the viability of maintaining a distinction between semantic and pragmatic meaning in analytical practice, and the structural and social interplay of speaker point of view and participant interaction in discourse.Studies in discourse and grammar ;v. 11.English languageSpoken EnglishUnited StatesEnglish languageSocial aspectsUnited StatesEnglish languageUnited StatesGrammarEnglish languageDiscourse analysisSpeech acts (Linguistics)Interpersonal relationsConversationEnglish languageSpoken EnglishEnglish languageSocial aspectsEnglish languageGrammar.English languageDiscourse analysis.Speech acts (Linguistics)Interpersonal relations.Conversation.401/.41Scheibman Joanne1635894MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818094703321Point of View and Grammar3976895UNINA