Quotatives [[electronic resource] ] : cross-linguistic and cross-disciplinary perspectives / / edited by Isabelle Buchstaller, Ingrid van Alphen

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 p.)
• Disciplina: 401/.41
• Soggetto topico: Quotation; Speech acts (Linguistics); Semantics; Intercultural communication
• Altri autori: BuchstallerIsabelle AlphenIngrid van
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Discourse perspectives -- pt. 2. Typological perspectives -- pt. 3. Functional and formal perspectives -- pt. 4. Language variation and change.
• Sommario/riassunto: Research on quotation has yielded a rich and diverse knowledge-base. Scientific interest has been sparked particularly by the recent emergence of new quotative forms in typologically related and unrelated languages (i.e. English be like, Hebrew kazé, Japanese mitai-na).The present collection gives a platform to research conducted within different linguistic sub-disciplines and on the basis of a variety of Western and non-Western languages. The introduction presents an overview of forms and functions of old and new quotative constructions. The nine chapters investigate quote
• Titolo autorizzato: Quotatives
• ISBN: 1-283-54904-2; 9786613861498; 90-272-7479-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789942903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Converging evidence in language and communication research ; ; v. 15.