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Topic and discourse structure in West Greenlandic agreement constructions [[electronic resource] /] / Anna Berge
| Topic and discourse structure in West Greenlandic agreement constructions [[electronic resource] /] / Anna Berge |
| Autore | Berge Anna |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (465 pages) |
| Disciplina | 497/.12 |
| Collana | Studies in the native languages of the Americas. |
| Soggetto topico |
Kalaallisut language - Discourse analysis
Kalaallisut language - Syntax |
| ISBN |
1-280-68774-6
9786613664686 0-8032-2686-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Orthographic Conventions; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Overview of West Greenlandic grammar; 1.2 Inuit language in syntactic theory; 1.3 Approaches to the study of discourse; 1.4 Theoretical approach to discourse structure in West Greenlandic; 2 Topic (and theme) as discourse roles; 2.1 Issues in the definition of topic; 2.2 Issues in the definition of theme; 2.3 Introduction and identification of topics and themes; 2.4 Discourse roles; 3 Ergativity as a reflection of topic status
3.1 Ergativity in West Greenlandic3.2 Treatment of ergativity in modern syntactictheories of West Greenlandic; 3.3 Subjecthood, agency, and topic; 3.4 Role of topic in the use and distribution ofergative structures in West Greenlandic; 3.5 Data analysis; 3.6 Chapter conclusion; 4 Switch-reference or thematic coherence and topic continuity?; 4.1 Switch-reference in West Greenlandic; 4.2 Switch-reference as a system of subjector topic/thematic coherence; 4.3 Role of topic in the use and distribution of switch reference marking in West Greenlandic; 4.4 Data analysis 4.4.1 Subordinate pronominal inflection4.4.2 Contemporatives and participials; 4.4.2.1 The contemporative; 4.4.2.2 The participial; 4.5 Chapter conclusion; 5 Conclusion; 5.1 Findings; 5.2 Some comments on the role of discourse in linguistic descriptions; Appendix; A1 Notes on data collection; A2 Notes on transcription and intonation; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781458503321 |
Berge Anna
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| Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Topic and discourse structure in West Greenlandic agreement constructions / / Anna Berge
| Topic and discourse structure in West Greenlandic agreement constructions / / Anna Berge |
| Autore | Berge Anna |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (465 pages) |
| Disciplina | 497/.12 |
| Collana | Studies in the native languages of the Americas. |
| Soggetto topico |
Kalaallisut language - Discourse analysis
Kalaallisut language - Syntax |
| ISBN |
9786613664686
9781280687747 1280687746 9780803226869 0803226861 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Orthographic Conventions; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Overview of West Greenlandic grammar; 1.2 Inuit language in syntactic theory; 1.3 Approaches to the study of discourse; 1.4 Theoretical approach to discourse structure in West Greenlandic; 2 Topic (and theme) as discourse roles; 2.1 Issues in the definition of topic; 2.2 Issues in the definition of theme; 2.3 Introduction and identification of topics and themes; 2.4 Discourse roles; 3 Ergativity as a reflection of topic status
3.1 Ergativity in West Greenlandic3.2 Treatment of ergativity in modern syntactictheories of West Greenlandic; 3.3 Subjecthood, agency, and topic; 3.4 Role of topic in the use and distribution ofergative structures in West Greenlandic; 3.5 Data analysis; 3.6 Chapter conclusion; 4 Switch-reference or thematic coherence and topic continuity?; 4.1 Switch-reference in West Greenlandic; 4.2 Switch-reference as a system of subjector topic/thematic coherence; 4.3 Role of topic in the use and distribution of switch reference marking in West Greenlandic; 4.4 Data analysis 4.4.1 Subordinate pronominal inflection4.4.2 Contemporatives and participials; 4.4.2.1 The contemporative; 4.4.2.2 The participial; 4.5 Chapter conclusion; 5 Conclusion; 5.1 Findings; 5.2 Some comments on the role of discourse in linguistic descriptions; Appendix; A1 Notes on data collection; A2 Notes on transcription and intonation; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910975292103321 |
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Berge Anna
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| Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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