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Evidentiality and epistemological stance : narrative retelling /

This book explores the discourse pragmatics of reportive evidentiality in Macedonian, Japanese and English through an empirical study of evidential strategies in narrative retelling. The patterns of evidential use (and non-use) found in these languages are attributed to contextual, cultural and gram...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mushin, Ilana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2001.
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 87.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book explores the discourse pragmatics of reportive evidentiality in Macedonian, Japanese and English through an empirical study of evidential strategies in narrative retelling. The patterns of evidential use (and non-use) found in these languages are attributed to contextual, cultural and grammatical factors that motivate the adoption of an 'epistemological stance' -- a concept that owes much to recent trends in Cognitive Linguistics. The patterns of evidential strategies found in the three languages provide a fine illustration of the balancing act between speakers' expressions of their.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and indexes.
ISBN:9789027298126
9027298122
9781588110336
1588110338
9789027251060
9027251061
1282162462
9781282162464
ISSN:0922-842X ;