Pragmatic Organization of Discourse in the Languages of Europe

Nachdruck 2011
ISBN: 978-3-11-015753-6
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 20-8, 632 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 1114 g

Reihe: Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT]

Research on language universals and research on linguistic typology are not antagonistic, but rather complementary approaches to the same fundamental problem: the relationship between the amazing diversity of languages and the profound unity of language. Only if the true extent of typological divergence is recognized can universal laws be formulated. In recent years it has become more and more evident that a broad range of languages of radically different types must be carefully analyzed before general theories are possible. Typological comparison of this kind is now at the centre of linguistic research. The series empirical approaches to language typology presents a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. The distinctive feature of the series is its markedly empirical orientation. All conclusions to be reached are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. General problems are focused on from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Special emphasis is given to the analysis of phenomena from little known languages, which shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics. The series is open to contributions from different theoretical persuasions. It thus reflects the methodological pluralism that characterizes the present situation. Care is taken that all volumes be accessible to every linguist and, moreover, to every reader specializing in some domain related to human language. A deeper understanding of human language in general, based on a detailed analysis of typological diversity among individual languages, is fundamental for many sciences, not only for linguists. Therefore, this series has proven to be indispensable in every research library, be it public or private, which has a specialization in language and the language sciences. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.

Zielgruppe

Linguistis with special interest in Typology, European Languages and Pragmatics, Academic Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schwartz, Marcia L.

Bernini, Giuliano

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Textlinguistik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: General issues
0. Introduction Giuliano Bernini
1. Spoken and written language Jim Miller and M.M.Jocelyne Fernandez-Vest Part II: From function to form
2. Sentence topics in the languages of Europe Elena S. Maslova and Giuliano Bernini
3. Focus in the languages of Europe Jim Miller
4. Deixis and Anaphora Yaron Matras and Machtelt Bolkestein
5. Theticity Hans-Jürgen Sasse Part III: From form to function
6. The de-accenting of given information: a cognitive universal? Alan Cruttenden
7. Interaction of syntactic and pragmatic factors on basic word order in the languages of Europe(Rosanna Sornicola
8. Articles and article systems in some areas of Europe Christoph Schroeder Index of names
Index of languages
Index of subjects

Über Autor(innen)

Giuliano Bernini is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Bergamo, Italy. Marcia L. Schwartz is affiliated with the Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany.