A grammar of spoken English discourse : the intonation of increments / / Gerard O'Grady

• Autore: O'Grady Gerard
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 421/.6
• Soggetto topico: English language - Spoken English; English language - Intonation; English language - Grammar; Critical discourse analysis; Speech acts (Linguistics)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Transcription Symbols; Part I: Setting the Scene; Part II: The Outward Exploration of the Grammar; Part III: The Inward Exploration of the Grammar; Part IV: Wrapping Up; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: David Brazil's pioneering work on the grammar of spoken discourse ended at A Grammar Of Speech (1995) due to his untimely death. Gerard O'Grady picks up the baton in this book and tests the description of used language against a spoken corpus. He incorporates findings from the last decade of corpus linguistics study, notably concerning phrases and lexical items larger than single orthographic words and ellipsis. He demonstrates the added communicative significance that the incorporation of two systems of intonation ('Key' and 'Termination') bring to the grammar. O'Grady reviews the literat
• Titolo autorizzato: A grammar of spoken English discourse
• ISBN: 1-282-80645-9; 9786612806452; 1-4411-7444-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820564303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum studies in theoretical linguistics.