Perspectives on topicalization : the case of Japanese Wa /
Within the field of Japanese linguistics, few areas have generated as much controversy as the morpheme wa; traditionally described as a marker of old or contrasted information, its function as a discourse marker has also been studied. This work aims to deepen the understanding of wa through careful...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1987.
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Colección: | Typological studies in language ;
v. 14. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Within the field of Japanese linguistics, few areas have generated as much controversy as the morpheme wa; traditionally described as a marker of old or contrasted information, its function as a discourse marker has also been studied. This work aims to deepen the understanding of wa through careful examination of the particle at both sentence and discourse levels in old Japanese as well as present-day Japanese. Previous studies have concentrated on syntactic analyses of wa. The contributors to this volume challenge the old approach and uncover new properties of wa. The four topics discussed ar. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 306 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9789027278814 9027278814 |