Agency and impersonality : their linguistic and cultural manifestations /

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In this monograph the author probes the fundamental nature of the concept of agency and its importance to human language and cognition. Whereas previous studies focused on grammatical manifestations this original work addresses such issues as the strong relationship between agency and responsibility...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yamamoto, Mutsumi, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2006.
Colección:Studies in language companion series ; v. 78.
Temas:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Agent nouns.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Animacy.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Subjectless constructions.
Agent (Linguistique)
Animé (Linguistique)
Impersonnels.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Agent nouns
Grammar, Comparative and general > Animacy
Grammar, Comparative and general > Subjectless constructions
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • What is agency?
  • Linguistic treatment of agency and its manifestations in Japanese and English
  • Agency, impersonality and world-view
  • Some enigmas concerning agency, impersonality and `reality'.

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