03900nam 2200649 a 450 991082272860332120240513073459.01-282-16001-X978661216001190-272-9483-6(CKB)1000000000550497(OCoLC)70773677(CaPaEBR)ebrary10073630(SSID)ssj0000278072(PQKBManifestationID)11240475(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278072(PQKBWorkID)10242326(PQKB)10079030(MiAaPQ)EBC622328(EXLCZ)99100000000055049720150424d2001|||| s|| |engurcnu||||||||txtccrCommunicative Organization in Natural Language. The semantic-communicative structure of sentences1st ed.Philadelphia, PA, USAJohn Benjamins Publishing Company20010901John Benjamins Publishing Company1 online resource (408 p.) Studies in language companion series Communicative organization in natural language Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-58811-101-6 90-272-3060-9 Communicative Organization in Natural Language -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Contents -- Introduction: Six Basic Questions Answered -- Chapter I. General Characterization of the Semantic-Communicative Structure of Sentences -- Chapter II. Basic Categories of Semantic-Communicative Structure -- Chapter III. Sem-Comm-Oppositions: Linguistic Comments and Illustrations -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Name Index -- Language Index -- The STUDIES IN LANGUAGE COMPANION SERIES (SLCS).The book defines the concept of Semantic-Communicative Structure [= Sem-CommS]-a formal object that is imposed on the starting Semantic Structure [= SemS] of a sentence (under text synthesis) in order to turn the selected meaning into a linguistic message. The Sem-CommS is a system of eight logically independent oppositions: 1. Thematicity (Rheme vs. Theme), 2. Givenness (Given vs. Old), 3. Focalization (Focalized vs. Non-Focalized), 4. Perspective (Foregrounded vs. Backgrounded), 5. Emphasis (Emphasized vs. Non-Emphasized), 6. Presupposedness (Presupposed vs. Non-Presupposed), 7. Unitariness (Unitary vs. Articulated), 8. Locutionality (Communicated vs. Signaled). The values of these oppositions mark particular subnetworks of the starting SemS and thus allow for the distinction between sentences such as (a) A man killed a dog vs. The dog was killed by a man, (b) John washed the window vs. It was John who washed the window or (c) It hurts! vs. Ouch! The proposed Sem-Comm-oppositions are conceived as an attempt at sharpening the well-known notions of Topic ~ Comment, Focus, etc. Possible linguistic strategies for expressing the values of the Sem-Comm-oppositions in different languages are discussed at some length, with linguistic illustrations.LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINESbisacLinguistics / SemanticsbisacGrammar, Comparative and generalSentencesSemanticsPhilology & LinguisticsHILCCLanguages & LiteraturesHILCCLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINESLinguistics / SemanticsGrammar, Comparative and generalSentencesSemanticsPhilology & LinguisticsLanguages & Literatures401/.43Mel'cuk Igor A304072Mel§écuk Igor§ APQKBBOOK9910822728603321Communicative Organization in Natural Language. The semantic-communicative structure of sentences3943761UNINA