Spoken language pragmatics : an analysis of form-function relations / / edited by Regina Weinert

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2007]; ©2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 401.41
• Soggetto topico: Colloquial language; Discourse analysis; Pragmatics
• Persona (resp. second.): WeinertRegina
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Demonstrative and personal pronouns in formal and informal conversations; 2 Grammatical past time reference in spontaneously produced language; 3 The structure and function of wenn-clauses and their role in problem-solving discourse; 4 The relationship between deixis and modality; 5 Modal particles and emotion; 6 Speech rate, time pressure and emotion in English and German football commentary; 7 Multivoicedness and artistic reformulations in directingconversations; 8 Intercultural positioning: tandem conversations about word meaning; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume provides a detailed analysis of the relationships between form and function in spontaneous spoken language. The contributors analyse English, German and Spanish data to present a multilingual perspective on the complexities facing speakers in a variety of contexts. Through an examination of the language of everyday conversation, interviews, consultations, task-based dialogues, football commentaries, radio-play productions and intercultural conversations, the book demonstrates the effect of informational, discourse-external and personal factors on form and shows how speakers positi
• Titolo autorizzato: Spoken language pragmatics
• ISBN: 1-283-20259-X; 9786613202598; 1-4411-0926-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819362403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II