Grammar in use across time and space : deconstructing the Japanese 'dative subject' construction /
This monograph contains the first systematic investigation of the Japanese 'dative subject' construction across time and space. It demonstrates that, in order to capture what speakers/writers know about how to put an utterance or a clause together, it is necessary to pay attention to what...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
©2007.
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Colección: | Studies in discourse and grammar ;
v. 20. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This monograph contains the first systematic investigation of the Japanese 'dative subject' construction across time and space. It demonstrates that, in order to capture what speakers/writers know about how to put an utterance or a clause together, it is necessary to pay attention to what they do in actual language use and in different discourse types. The work also shows the importance of diachronic perspectives to help us better understand the ways in which a particular grammatical structure is represented synchronically. By utilizing modern Japanese conversation, contemporary Japanese novel. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 212 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9789027291745 9027291748 1282152408 9781282152403 9786612152405 6612152400 |
ISSN: | 0928-8928 ; |