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Point of view and grammar : structural patterns of subjectivity in American English conversation /

This book proposes that subjective expression shapes grammatical and lexical patterning in American English conversation. Analyses of structural and functional properties of English conversational utterances indicate that the most frequent combinations of subject, tense, and verb type are those that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scheibman, Joanne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2002.
Colección:Studies in discourse and grammar ; v. 11.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Point of View and Grammar; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Dedication page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of tables; Chapter 1 Linguistic subjectivity and usage-based linguistics; Chapter 2 Classification and coding of conversational data; Chapter 3 Patterns of subjectivity in person and predicate; Chapter 4 The evaluative character of relational clauses; Chapter 5 Summaries and conclusions; Appendix A: Transcription symbols; Appendix B: Intermediate function verbs in the database; References; Index; The series STUDIES IN DISCOURSE AND GRAMMAR (SiDaG).