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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sadler, Misumi
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2007.
Series:Studies in discourse and grammar ; v. 20.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Grammar in Use across Time and Space; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Data and methodology; The dative subject construction in naturally occurring conversation; The dative subject construction in contemporary Japanese novels; "Dative subjects'' across time; Conclusion; List of abbreviations; Transcription conventions; References; Author index; Subject index; The series Studies in Discourse and Grammar.