Shifting the Focus : From Static Structures to the Dynamics of Interpretation.
Extending ideas from frameworks like Relevance Theory and Dynamic Syntax, the author upholds a radical position on modelling linguistic competence. In illustration, he presents a detailed study of a key meeting point of grammar and pragmatics: focus, in particular its syntactic expression in Hungari...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Burlington :
Emerald Group Pub.,
2005.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; Preface; body; 1. Language and Meaning; 2. Relevance Theory and Implications for Linguistic Structure; 3. The Hungarian Data; 4. Focus and Grammar; 5. Focus and Quantifier Distribution; 6. Dynamic Structured Meanings: Predication and Information Structure; 7. Verbal Modifiers and Main Predication; 8. 'Aspectual Constructions' and Negation; 9. Summary and Conclusions; back matter; Bibliography; Index.