Reviewing Linguistic Thought : : Converging Trends for the 21st Century /

Reviewing Linguistic Thought : : Converging Trends for the 21st Century / / ed. by Sophia Marmaridou, Kiki Nikiforidou, Eleni Antonopoulou.

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The volume focuses on the interaction of different levels of linguistic analysis (syntax, semantics, pragmatics) and the interfaces between them, on the convergence of different theoretical models in explaining linguistic phenomena, and on recent interdisciplinary approaches to linguistic analysis....

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
HerausgeberIn:
Antonopoulou, Eleni,
Marmaridou, Sophia,
Nikiforidou, Kiki,
MitwirkendeR:
Christidis, Anastasios Fivos,
Cornillie, Bert,
Enfield, Nicholas J.,
Georgiafentis, Michails,
Ifantidou, Elly,
Jaszczolt, Katarzyna M.,
Kallia, Alexandra,
Kitis, Eliza,
Kurteš, Svetlana,
Lascaratou, Chryssoula,
Leezenberg, Michiel,
Marmaridou, Sophia,
Panther, Klaus-Uwe,
Salamoura, Angeliki,
Sweetser, Eve,
Terkourafi, Marina,
Thornburg, Linda L.,
Tsangalidis, Anastasios,
Walters, Joel,
Wilson, Deirdre,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2011]
©2005
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 161
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Physical Description:1 online resource (436 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • I-XII
  • Introduction: Converging trends for 21st century linguistics: A theoretical background
  • Part I: Relaxing level boundaries
  • Putting the “same” meaning together from different pieces
  • Motivation and convention in some speech act constructions: A cognitive linguistic approach
  • Subjectivity in Spanish esperar-based constructions
  • Part II: Focusing on level interaction
  • Prolegomena to Default Semantics
  • Expressivity as an option of tense-aspect in language: The case of Modern Greek imperfective past
  • Focus: The interplay of phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics
  • Part III: Drawing on different theories
  • Greek tragedy as impolite conversation: Towards a practice approach in linguistic theory
  • Pragmatic correlates of frequency of use: The case for a notion of “minimal context”
  • Metaphor in Greek pain-constructions: Cognitive and functional perspectives
  • Contrastive Linguistics: A 21st century perspective
  • Part IV: Exploring field interaction
  • The nature of language: Twentieth century approaches
  • Micro- and macro-dimensions in linguistic systems
  • Bilingualism as matchmaker: Towards a marriage of sociopragmatic and psycholinguistic research
  • The social and psychological modalities of politeness
  • Part V: Interdisciplinary perspectives on modularity
  • New directions for research on pragmatics and modularity
  • Hearsay devices and metarepresentation
  • Subject Index
  • Name Index

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