Argument and rhetoric [[electronic resource] ] : adverbial connectors in the history of English / / by Ursula Lenker |
Autore | Lenker Ursula |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina | 425/.76 |
Collana | Topics in English linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Adverbials
English language - Connectives English language - History English language - Grammar, Historical English language - Grammar |
Soggetto non controllato |
English /language
historical linguistics syntax |
ISBN |
1-282-71440-6
9786612714405 3-11-021606-X |
Classificazione | HE 140 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- 1. The framework -- 2. Clausal connection -- 3. The category "adverb" -- 4. Adverbs and conjunctions in earlier metalinguistic thought -- 5. Connectors in Old English -- 6. Adverbial connectors in the history of English -- 7. Adverbial connectors: morphology -- 8. Cognitive source domains -- 9. Shifting deictics in the history of English causal connection -- 10. contrast/concession -- 11. addition -- 12. transition -- 13. Perspicuity and the "New Rhetoric" -- 14. Conclusions -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781159803321 |
Lenker Ursula | ||
Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Constructional approaches to English grammar [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Graeme Trousdale, Nikolas Gisborne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
Disciplina | 425 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
TrousdaleGraeme <1971->
GisborneNikolas <1966-> |
Collana | Topics in English linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar, Generative
Construction grammar |
Soggetto non controllato |
Cognitive Linguistics
English /language |
ISBN |
1-282-19470-4
9786612194702 3-11-019917-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Constructional approaches to language-particular description -- 1. The English gerund -- Gerunds, categories and constructions -- Approaches to the English gerund -- Constructions in grammaticalization and lexicalization: Evidence from the history of a composite predicate construction in English -- 2. Constructions and corpora -- Corpus approaches to constructions -- English relative clauses and Construction Grammar: A topic which preposition placement can shed light on? -- Shall and shan t in contemporary English - a case of functional condensation -- Constraints on the attributive use of "predicative-only" adjectives: A reassessment -- 3. Constructions and lexicalism -- Constructions and lexical approaches -- Antitransitivity and constructionality -- Dependencies are constructions: A case study in predicative complementation -- Word Grammar and Construction Grammar -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782780003321 |
Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Deconstructing the English passive [[electronic resource] /] / by Anja Wanner |
Autore | Wanner Anja |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina | 425 |
Collana | Topics in English linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Passive voice
Grammar, Comparative and general - Voice Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb phrase English language - Discourse analysis |
Soggetto non controllato |
English /language
passive |
ISBN |
1-282-29649-3
9786612296499 3-11-019921-1 |
Classificazione | HF 318 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The English passive and linguistic theory -- Chapter 3. Ingredients of the English passive -- Chapter 4. The implicit agent in English passives -- Chapter 5. The use of the passive in academic discourse: A case study -- Chapter 6. Conclusion -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778204703321 |
Wanner Anja | ||
Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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English adjectives of comparison [[electronic resource] ] : lexical and grammaticalized uses / / by Tine Breban |
Autore | Breban Tine <1980-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : De Gruyter Mouton, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
Disciplina | 425 |
Collana | Topics in English linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Adjective
English language - Grammar Grammar, Comparative and general |
Soggetto non controllato |
English /language
corpus linguistics grammaticalization |
ISBN |
1-282-72289-1
9786612722899 3-11-021601-9 |
Classificazione | HF 271 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Theoretical argumentation for the grammaticalization and subjectification hypothesis of English adjectives of comparison in the English NP -- 1. Constructing a dynamic functional combinatory model of the English NP -- 2. Grammaticalization and subjectification in the English NP -- 3. English adjectives of general comparison -- 4. The grammaticalization hypothesis -- 5. The role of subjectivity and subjectification in the grammaticalization of prenominal adjectives of comparison -- Part II. Synchronic corpus study -- 6. Adjectives of difference -- 7. Adjectives of identity -- 8. Adjectives of similarity -- 9. Adjectives of comparison in postnominal position -- Part III. Diachronic corpus studies -- 10. Diachronic corpus study of six adjectives of comparison -- 11. Diachronic corpus study of six adjectives of difference -- 12. Summary -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780737703321 |
Breban Tine <1980-> | ||
Berlin ; ; New York, : De Gruyter Mouton, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Modality and ellipsis [[electronic resource] ] : diachronic and synchronic evidence / / by Remus Gergel |
Autore | Gergel Remus <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
Disciplina | 425 |
Collana | Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Syntax
English language - Ellipsis English language - Modality Grammar, Comparative and general - Ellipsis Modality (Linguistics) |
Soggetto non controllato |
Ellipsis (language)
English /language |
ISBN |
1-282-42589-7
9786612425899 3-11-021336-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- List of abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Modals and ellipsis in the architecture of grammar -- 3. Towards an account of VP ellipsis -- 4. Modals and ellipsis in diachronic change -- 5. Modals and ellipsis in synchrony -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783099803321 |
Gergel Remus <1974-> | ||
Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The pragmatics of Irish English [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anne Barron, Klaus P. Schneider |
Edizione | [Reprint 2011] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.44/09417 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BarronAnne
SchneiderKlaus P |
Collana | Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Ireland
English language - Ireland - Discourse analysis English language - Social aspects - Ireland English language - Variation - Ireland Pragmatics |
Soggetto non controllato |
English /language
Sociolinguistics dialectology discourse analysis pragmatics (language) |
ISBN | 3-11-089893-4 |
Classificazione | HF 550 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Irish English: A focus on language in action / Barron, Anne / Schneider, Klaus P. -- Irish English in the context of previous research / Hickey, Raymond -- Irish English in the Private Sphere -- Silence and mitigation in Irish English discourse / Kallen, Jeffrey L. -- Discourse markers in Irish English: An example from literature / Moreno, Carolina P. Amador -- No problem, you 're welcome, anytime: Responding to thanks in Ireland, England, and the USA / Schneider, Klaus P. -- Offering in Ireland and England / Barron, Anne -- You're fat You'll eat them all: Politeness strategies in family discourse / Clancy, Brian -- Irish English in the Official Sphere -- Relational strategies in the discourse of professional performance review in an Irish academic environment: The case of language teacher education / Farr, Fiona -- Indirectness in Irish-English business negotiation: A legacy of colonialism? / Martin, Gillian -- Whatcha mean? The pragmatics of intercultural business communication in financial shared service centres / Cacciaguidi-Fahy, Sophie / Fahy, Martin -- Three forty two so please: Politeness for sale in Southern-Irish service encounters / Binchy, James -- Irish English in the Public Sphere -- You've a daughter yourself? A corpus-based look at question forms in an Irish radio phone-in / O'Keeffe, Anne -- A relevance approach to Irish-English advertising: The case of Brennan's Bread / Kelly-Holmes, Helen -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788419603321 |
Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The reign of truth and faith [[electronic resource] ] : epistemic expressions in 16th and 17th century English / / by Helen Bromhead |
Autore | Bromhead Helen <1981-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
Disciplina | 425.7 |
Collana | Topics in English linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Interjections
English language - Discourse analysis |
Soggetto non controllato |
English /language
historical linguistics semantics |
ISBN |
1-282-18798-8
9786612187988 3-11-021602-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- NSM and historical semantics -- Verily -- Surely -- Forsooth -- By my troth, in truth -- By my faith, in faith -- Methinks, I think -- I wot -- I ween -- I suppose -- I trow. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778598903321 |
Bromhead Helen <1981-> | ||
Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rhythmic grammar [[electronic resource] ] : the influence of rhythm on grammatical variation and change in English / / by Julia Schlüter |
Autore | Schlüter Julia <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina | 425 |
Collana | Topics in English linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Rhythm
English language - Grammar, Historical English language - Variation |
Soggetto non controllato |
English /language
Phonology language change |
ISBN |
1-282-29663-9
9786612296635 3-11-021926-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations and symbols -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Principle of Rhythmic Alternation introduced -- Chapter 3. Methodology -- Chapter 4. Analysis of attributive structures -- Chapter 5. Analysis of verbal and adverbial structures -- Chapter 6. Theoretical implications -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778497403321 |
Schlüter Julia <1973-> | ||
Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The semantic field of modal certainty [[electronic resource] ] : a corpus-based study of English adverbs / / by Anne-Marie Simon-Vandenbergen, Karin Aijmer |
Autore | Simon-Vandenbergen A. M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina | 425 |
Altri autori (Persone) | AijmerKarin |
Collana | Topics in English linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Adverb
English language - Modality English language - Semantics Field theory (Linguistics) |
Soggetto non controllato |
English /language
modality rhetorics |
ISBN |
1-282-19463-1
9786612194634 3-11-019892-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1. Aims, methodology and data -- Chapter 2. Establishing meaning relations: Problems and solutions -- Chapter 3. The linguistic categories of modality and evidentiality -- Chapter 4. An integrated model for describing adverbs of certainty -- Chapter 5. Classification of adverbs of certainty -- Chapter 6. The epistemic certainty adverbs certainly, definitely, indeed: Syntagmatic and paradigmatic dimensions -- Chapter 7. The epistemic certainty adverbs no doubt, surely: Syntagmatic and paradigmatic dimensions -- Chapter 8. Evidential, expectation and speech act adverbs: Syntagmatic and paradigmatic dimensions -- Chapter 9. Adverbs of certainty and the wider context: Text types and genres -- Chapter 10. Semantic-pragmatic relations: Networks and maps -- Chapter 11. Semantic-pragmatic relations: Parameters and features -- Chapter 12. Conclusions -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782774703321 |
Simon-Vandenbergen A. M | ||
Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The semantics of polysemy [[electronic resource] ] : reading meaning in English and Warlpiri / / by Nick Riemer |
Autore | Riemer Nick <1972-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
Disciplina | 401/.43 |
Collana | Cognitive linguistics research |
Soggetto topico |
Polysemy
Cognitive grammar Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb English language - Semantics Warlpiri language - Semantics Warlpiri language C15 |
Soggetto non controllato |
Australia /language
English /language cognitive linguistics |
ISBN |
1-282-19393-7
9786612193934 3-11-019755-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1 Cognition and linguistic science -- Chapter 2 Meaning, definition and paraphrase -- Chapter 3 Evidence for polysemy -- Chapter 4 A four-category theory of polysemy -- Chapter 5 Applications I: English -- Chapter 6 Applications II: Warlpiri -- Chapter 7 Conclusion: description and explanation in semantics -- Back matter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778375403321 |
Riemer Nick <1972-> | ||
Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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