Autore	Waltereit Richard
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (234 p.)
Disciplina	445
Collana	Studies in language companion series
Soggetto topico	French language - Reflexives Grammar, Comparative and general - Reflexives French language - History
ISBN	1-280-69021-6 9786613667151 90-272-7367-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Reflexive Marking in the History of French; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; List of abbreviations used; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 A rearrangement of the French reflexive system; 1.2 Key theoretical assumptions; 1.2.1 Construction grammar; 1.2.2 Anaphoric relations; 1.3 Reflexivity; 1.3.1 Specialized reflexives: Not necessary but near-universal; 1.3.2 Why are specialized reflexives so common in human language?; Chapter 2. Anaphora in discourse vs. in grammar; 2.1 Anaphoric relations: Grammar or discourse?; 2.1.1 Discourse vs. grammar 2.1.2 Grammatical vs. discourse anaphors2.2 Specificity; 2.2.1 On the nature of specificity; 2.2.2 Variation of anaphor for the same antecedent; 2.2.3 Accommodating a predicate-internal argument in discourse; 2.2.4 Accommodation and specificity: The incremental production of common ground; 2.2.5 Summary; 2.3 Binding; 2.3.1 Classic issues surrounding Binding Theory; 2.3.2 At the heart of Binding Theory: Special marking of clause-mate coreference; 2.3.3 Motivation for special marking of reflexives: Seuren's True Binarity Principle; 2.3.4 Complementarity: Essential or accidental? 2.3.5 Reflexive marking as construction-internal anaphor2.3.6 More arguments for the distinction of binding and coreference; 2.3.7 Contrasts of perspective in non-complementary reflexives; 2.3.8 On the link between binding and specificity; 2.3.9 On the preference of plural subjects for personal pronouns; 2.4 The reflexive pronoun as a litmus test for argumenthood; 2.5 Summary; Chapter 3. From reflexive to personal pronoun; 3.1 Previous studies; 3.1.1 Earlier commentators and reference grammars; 3.1.2 Warnecke (1908); 3.1.3 Brandt (1944); 3.1.4 More recent studies 3.2 Soi vs. lui/elle in Contemporary Spoken French3.3 Clause-mate coreference in Written French; 3.3.1 Use of soi; 3.3.2 On and chacun; 3.3.3 Choice of anaphor in clause-mate coreference contexts; 3.3.4 Summary; 3.4 Spatial prepositions in Old French and the Axial Parts theory; 3.5 Animacy and specificity as relevant contrasts; 3.6 Plural subjects; 3.7 Summary; Chapter 4. Simple vs. reinforced reflexives; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Reinhart & Reuland's (1993) classification of reflexive anaphors; 4.3 Four ways of conveying reflexivity; 4.3.1 Co-indexation of arguments vs. reflexive predicate 4.3.2 Differences and commonalities with R&R 19934.3.3 The reflexive clitic; 4.4 Même as predicate particle marking reflexivity; 4.5 Choice of lui vs. lui-même in diachrony; 4.5.1 Même excluded; 4.5.2 Même optional; 4.5.3 Même required; 4.5.4 Summary; 4.6 Même as predicate focus marker; 4.6.1 Predicate vs. argument focus; 4.6.2 Choice of anaphor in il pense à lui(même); 4.6.3 Lui vs. lui-même and the co-indexation vs. reflexivity distinction; 4.6.4 Semantic differences between lui/elle and lui/elle-même predicates; 4.7 Summary; Chapter 5. Intensifiers in French; 5.1 Intensifiers in English 5.1.1 Intensifiers vs. reflexives
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Autore	Waltereit Richard
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (234 p.)
Disciplina	445
Collana	Studies in language companion series
Soggetto topico	French language - Reflexives Grammar, Comparative and general - Reflexives French language - History
ISBN	1-280-69021-6 9786613667151 90-272-7367-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Reflexive Marking in the History of French; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; List of abbreviations used; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 A rearrangement of the French reflexive system; 1.2 Key theoretical assumptions; 1.2.1 Construction grammar; 1.2.2 Anaphoric relations; 1.3 Reflexivity; 1.3.1 Specialized reflexives: Not necessary but near-universal; 1.3.2 Why are specialized reflexives so common in human language?; Chapter 2. Anaphora in discourse vs. in grammar; 2.1 Anaphoric relations: Grammar or discourse?; 2.1.1 Discourse vs. grammar 2.1.2 Grammatical vs. discourse anaphors2.2 Specificity; 2.2.1 On the nature of specificity; 2.2.2 Variation of anaphor for the same antecedent; 2.2.3 Accommodating a predicate-internal argument in discourse; 2.2.4 Accommodation and specificity: The incremental production of common ground; 2.2.5 Summary; 2.3 Binding; 2.3.1 Classic issues surrounding Binding Theory; 2.3.2 At the heart of Binding Theory: Special marking of clause-mate coreference; 2.3.3 Motivation for special marking of reflexives: Seuren's True Binarity Principle; 2.3.4 Complementarity: Essential or accidental? 2.3.5 Reflexive marking as construction-internal anaphor2.3.6 More arguments for the distinction of binding and coreference; 2.3.7 Contrasts of perspective in non-complementary reflexives; 2.3.8 On the link between binding and specificity; 2.3.9 On the preference of plural subjects for personal pronouns; 2.4 The reflexive pronoun as a litmus test for argumenthood; 2.5 Summary; Chapter 3. From reflexive to personal pronoun; 3.1 Previous studies; 3.1.1 Earlier commentators and reference grammars; 3.1.2 Warnecke (1908); 3.1.3 Brandt (1944); 3.1.4 More recent studies 3.2 Soi vs. lui/elle in Contemporary Spoken French3.3 Clause-mate coreference in Written French; 3.3.1 Use of soi; 3.3.2 On and chacun; 3.3.3 Choice of anaphor in clause-mate coreference contexts; 3.3.4 Summary; 3.4 Spatial prepositions in Old French and the Axial Parts theory; 3.5 Animacy and specificity as relevant contrasts; 3.6 Plural subjects; 3.7 Summary; Chapter 4. Simple vs. reinforced reflexives; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Reinhart & Reuland's (1993) classification of reflexive anaphors; 4.3 Four ways of conveying reflexivity; 4.3.1 Co-indexation of arguments vs. reflexive predicate 4.3.2 Differences and commonalities with R&R 19934.3.3 The reflexive clitic; 4.4 Même as predicate particle marking reflexivity; 4.5 Choice of lui vs. lui-même in diachrony; 4.5.1 Même excluded; 4.5.2 Même optional; 4.5.3 Même required; 4.5.4 Summary; 4.6 Même as predicate focus marker; 4.6.1 Predicate vs. argument focus; 4.6.2 Choice of anaphor in il pense à lui(même); 4.6.3 Lui vs. lui-même and the co-indexation vs. reflexivity distinction; 4.6.4 Semantic differences between lui/elle and lui/elle-même predicates; 4.7 Summary; Chapter 5. Intensifiers in French; 5.1 Intensifiers in English 5.1.1 Intensifiers vs. reflexives
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Autore	Janzen Greg
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (197 p.)
Disciplina	126
Collana	Advances in consciousness research
Soggetto topico	Consciousness Phenomenology Self-consciousness (Awareness) Self
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-15234-3 9786612152344 90-272-9168-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction -- Conscious states, reflexivity, and phenomenal character -- Some remarks on methodology -- Some semantics of "consciousness" -- Preamble -- Creature consciousness : transitive and intransitive -- State consciousness -- Unconscious mental states -- Self-consciousness -- Phenomenal consciousness -- A formula for state consciousness -- Nagel's what-it-is-like formula -- Putative counterexamples -- Non-conscious phenomenality? -- Summary -- Consciousness and self-awareness -- Preamble -- A gloss on intentionality -- The transitivity principle -- Two positive arguments for the transitivity principle -- Higher-orderism -- Preamble -- The higher-order theory of consciousness -- A "one-state" alternative -- Preamble -- The Brentanian model -- Objections and replies -- Representationalism -- Preamble -- The representational theory of phenomenal character -- The nature of phenomenal character -- Preamble -- Phenomenal character as implicit self-awareness -- Some brief remarks on privacy -- Conclusion.
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Autore	Hendery Rachel
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (293 p.)
Disciplina	415
Collana	Typological studies in language (TSL)
Soggetto topico	Grammar, Comparative and general - Relative clauses Space and time in language Typology (Linguistics) Historical linguistics
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-87948-3 9786613720795 90-272-7368-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Relative Clauses in Time and Space; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1 What is diachronic typology?; 1.1.1 Typology as a tool for investigating language change; 1.1.2 Historical linguistics as a tool for investigating typology; 1.2 About this book; 1.2.1 Demonstrating the methods of diachronic typology; 1.2.2 Why use relative clauses as a case study? Some methodological considerations; 1.3 A brief introduction to the relative clause; 1.3.1 What is a relative clause? 1.3.2 The types and subtypes of relative clauses1.3.3 Relative clause markers; 1.3.4 Relative clauses around the world; 1.3.5 Relative clauses through time; 2. Sources and extension of grammatical markers; 2.1 Types of relationship between grammatical markers; 2.2 Case studies of sources and extensions; 2.2.1 Pronouns; 2.2.2 Classifiers and generic nouns; 2.2.3 Discourse markers; 2.2.4 Possessives; 2.2.5 Comparatives; 2.2.6 Adverbial clauses; 2.2.7 Complement clauses; 2.2.8 General subordination; 2.2.9 Adjective markers; 2.2.10 General linkers; 2.2.11 Less well-documented extensions 2.3 Conclusions: What came from where, when and why?3. Other types of relationship between grammatical markers; 3.1 Redistribution of markers; 3.2 Loss of markers; 3.2.1 Loss and general typological change; 3.3 Formal changes; 3.3.1 From invariant complementiser to inflecting pronoun and vice versa; 3.3.2 From free-standing marker to verb affix; 3.4.1 Relative clause markers in space and time; 3.4.2 Relative clause markers and language contact; 3.4.3 Implications for the methods of diachronic typology; 4. Syntactic change in the development of RC constructions 4.1 The origins of embedded clauses4.2 Deranking and balancing of verb forms; 4.3 Correlatives; 4.4 Change in clause order; 4.4.1 Relative clauses that follow the head; 4.4.2 Relative clauses that precede the head; 4.5 Syntax: What's where, when and why?; 4.5.1 Stability; 4.5.2 Implications for the methods of diachronic typology; 5. Relevant factors in language change: The importance of contact; 5.1 'Basic word order' as a factor in relative clause change; 5.2 Other word order 'harmonies' as a factor in relative clause change; 5.3 Embedding as a factor in relative clause change 5.4 The relationship between grammatical marker type and syntactic change5.5 The relevance of language family affiliation to relative clause change; 5.6 Language contact and relative clause change; 5.7 The relative influence of internal and external factors; 6. Conclusions; 6.1 What's where when? Mapping relative clauses in three dimensions; 6.2 and why: Processes and mechanisms; 6.3 Language contact; 6.4 Implications for the structure of relative clauses; 6.5 Implications for taxonomies of relative clause types; 6.6 The methods of diachronic typology; References; Appendices A. Constructions
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Autore	Oropeza Escobar Minerva
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (287 p.)
Disciplina	467/.972
Collana	Pragmatics & beyond new series (P&BNS)
Soggetto topico	Spanish language - Dialects - Mexico Spanish language - Discourse analysis Dialogue analysis
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-05145-1 9786613051455 90-272-8710-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910459949503321