LEADER 03976nam 22006375 450 001 9910455419203321 005 20210114170545.0 010 $a1-282-34529-X 010 $a9786612345296 010 $a3-11-021904-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110219043 035 $a(CKB)1000000000799555 035 $a(EBL)476030 035 $a(OCoLC)560744449 035 $a(DE-B1597)36705 035 $a(OCoLC)979761664 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110219043 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC476030 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000799555 100 $a20190708d2009 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aCause - Condition - Concession - Contrast $eCognitive and Discourse Perspectives /$fElizabeth Couper-Kuhlen, Bernd Kortmann 210 1$aBerlin ;$aBoston : $cDe Gruyter Mouton, $d[2009] 210 4$dİ2000 215 $a1 online resource (484 p.) 225 0 $aTopics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ;$v33 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-016690-9 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $tI. Cause -- $tThe relevance of causality -- $tOn the processing of causal relations -- $tDomains of use or subjectivity? The distribution of three Dutch causal connectives explained -- $tCausal relations in spoken discourse: Asyndetic constructions as a means for giving reasons -- $tII. Condition -- $tConstructions with if, since, and because: Causality, epistemic stance, and clause order -- $tOn affirmative and negative complex conditional connectives -- $tPre- and post-positioning of wenn-clauses in spoken and written German -- $tCounterfactual reasoning and desirability -- $tIII. Contrast -- $tAdversative connectors on distinct levels of discourse: A re-examination of Eve Sweetser's three-level approach -- $tViewpoints and polysemy: Linking adversative and causal meanings of discourse markers -- $tThe treatment of contrasts in interaction -- $tIV. Concession -- $tConcessives on different semantic levels: A typological perspective -- $tCausal and concessive clauses: Formal and semantic relations -- $tConcession implies causality, though in some other space -- $tConcessive patterns in conversation -- $t"that's true, although not really, but still": Expressing concession in spoken English -- $tFrom concessive connector to discourse marker: The use of obwohl in everyday German interaction -- $t Backmatter 330 $aEnglish, today's most important international language, is probably the best-described and most widely studied language in linguistic research. This is because there is an immense body of descriptive and theoretical publications and especially because of the existence of large computer corpora for Present-Day English, as well as for older periods of the language and for regional and social varieties. The strength of current English linguistics therefore is its orientation to solid descriptive empirical research. The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics TOPICS IN 410 0$aTopics in English linguistics ;$v33. 606 $aCognitive grammar 606 $aDiscourse analysis 606 $aDiscourse analysis 606 $aGrammar, Comparative and general -- Clauses 606 $aGrammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aCognitive grammar. 615 4$aDiscourse analysis. 615 4$aDiscourse analysis. 615 4$aGrammar, Comparative and general -- Clauses. 615 4$aGrammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax. 676 $a415 686 $aET 725$2rvk 702 $aCouper-Kuhlen$b Elizabeth, 702 $aKortmann$b Bernd, 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455419203321 996 $aCause - Condition - Concession - Contrast$92476407 997 $aUNINA