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Pragmatic markers and propositional attitude /

In interactive discourse we not only express propositions, but we also express different attitudes to them. That is, we communicate how our mind entertains those propositions that we express. A speaker is able to express an attitude of belief, desire, hope, doubt, fear, regret or pretence that a giv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Andersen, Gisle, Fretheim, Thorstein
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins, ©2000.
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 79.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In interactive discourse we not only express propositions, but we also express different attitudes to them. That is, we communicate how our mind entertains those propositions that we express. A speaker is able to express an attitude of belief, desire, hope, doubt, fear, regret or pretence that a given proposition represents a true state of affairs. This collection of papers explores the contribution of particles and other uninflected mood-indicating function words to the expression of propositional attitude in the broad sense. Some languages employ this type of attitude-marking device extensiv.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (269 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027283740
9027283745
1283174626
9781283174626
9786613174628
6613174629
ISSN:0922-842X ;