| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) : illustrations |
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Studies in corpus linguistics, 1388-0373 ; v. 27 |
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Studies in corpus linguistics ; v. 27. 1388-0373
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| Contents |
Reduced Parenthetical Clauses as Mitigators; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS AND NOTATION CONVENTIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PARENTHESIS: A PROBLEMATIC CONCEPT; 3. PREVIOUS STUDIES; 4. REDUCED PARENTHETICAL CLAUSES IN SPOKEN CORPORA; 5. PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS: FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES; 6. PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS: FUNCTIONS; 7. SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC PROPERTIES; 8. SYNTACIC PROPERTIES; 9. PROSODIC PROPERTIES; 10. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; The series Studies in Corpus Linguistics |
| Summary |
While parentheticals attract constant attention, they very rarely constitute the main subject of monographs. This book provides a comprehensive account of reduced parenthetical clauses (RPCs) in three Romance languages. Typical French RPCs are je crois, disons, je dirais, je pense, je sais pas, and je trouve. The research draws on 22 corpora of spoken French, Italian, and Spanish comprising a total amount of 3,975,500 words. Its results consist in a typology of the relevant expressions in the three languages, in the understanding of their pragmatic function and of the factors influencing their |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-233) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Clauses.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Parenthetical constructions.
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Pragmatics.
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Semantics.
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Semantics
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pragmatics.
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semantics.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Clauses
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Parenthetical constructions
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Pragmatics
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Semantics
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Romaanse talen.
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Tussenzinnen.
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Französische Sprache -- Parenthese.
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Italienische Sprache -- Parenthese.
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Spanische Sprache -- Parenthese.
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Parenthetical clauses.
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Corpus-based studies -- Parenthetical clauses.
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Linear Unit Grammar -- Discourse analysis.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789027292810 |
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9027292817 |
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1282154931 |
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9781282154933 |
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