Pragmatics and classical Sanskrit : a pilot study in linguistic politeness / / Lieve van de Walle
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| Autore: |
Walle Lieve van de
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| Titolo: |
Pragmatics and classical Sanskrit : a pilot study in linguistic politeness / / Lieve van de Walle
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| Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (466 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 491/.2/0954 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sanskrit language - India - Usage |
| Sanskrit language - Social aspects - India | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-443) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Pragmatics and classical Sanskrit -- pt. 2. A pilot study in linguistic politeness. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book explores the possibilities and limitations of pragmatic research in classical Sanskrit concentrating on linguistic politeness. The four case studies it comprises are in essence empirical, and try to accurately describe a fairly limited number of interactions between an also limited number of people. The underlying assumption is that a micro-analysis yields recognizable patterns of communicative styles and that these generalizations improve our insight in the workings of politeness (deference) in this language and in languages in general.This book also shows that the relation between |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Pragmatics and classical Sanskrit |
| ISBN: | 1-283-22223-X |
| 9786613222237 | |
| 90-272-8286-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910781780603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Pragmatics & beyond ; ; new ser., 28.