
The Function of Discourse Particles
A study with special reference to spoken standard French
Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen(Author)
Benjamins (John) North America Inc.,US (Publisher)
Published on 15. March 1998
Book
Hardback
418 pages
978-1-55619-815-1 (ISBN)
Description
This monograph aims to contribute to linguistic knowledge about the distribution and function of discourse particles, particularly with respect to a small group of particles which are highly frequent in contemporary spoken standard French.
The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 (Theory) defines discourse particles as such, and gives a dynamic global approach to their description. Matters such as previous research on discourse particles, related categories of particles, instructional semantics, the difference between speech and writing, the delimitation of discourse units, competing approaches to discourse structure and to coherence, and methodology are discussed extensively.
Part 2 (Description) offers in-depth corpus-based analyses of six French discourse particles, namely bon, ben, eh bien, puis, donc, and alors, as used in non-elicted native-speaker interaction.
The book is of interest to linguists doing research in semantics, pragmatics and discourse studies.
The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 (Theory) defines discourse particles as such, and gives a dynamic global approach to their description. Matters such as previous research on discourse particles, related categories of particles, instructional semantics, the difference between speech and writing, the delimitation of discourse units, competing approaches to discourse structure and to coherence, and methodology are discussed extensively.
Part 2 (Description) offers in-depth corpus-based analyses of six French discourse particles, namely bon, ben, eh bien, puis, donc, and alors, as used in non-elicted native-speaker interaction.
The book is of interest to linguists doing research in semantics, pragmatics and discourse studies.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam/Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
905 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55619-815-1 (9781556198151)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
1. Transcription conventions; 2. Preface and acknowledgements; 3. Theory; 4. Introduction; 5. Previous studies; 6. Particle research; 7. Discourse markers; 8. Spoken vs written language; 9. Discourse units; 10. Cohesion and coherence; 11. Data and methodology; 12. Description; 13. Bon and ben; 14. Eh bien; 15. Puis; 16. Donc and alors; 17. Conclusion; 18. Notes; 19. References; 20. Author Index; 21. Subject Index