Atypical Demonstratives
Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics
1st Edition
Published on 21. August 2018
VIII, 331 pages
978-3-11-056029-9 (ISBN)
Description
Atypical demonstratives have not received adequate attention in the literature so far, or have even been completely neglected. By providing fresh insights and discussing new facets, this volume contributes to the better understanding of this group of words, starting from specific empirical phenomena, and advances our knowledge of the various properties of demonstratives, their syntactic multi-functionality, semantic feature specifications and pragmatic functions. In addition, some of the papers discuss different grammaticalization processes involving demonstratives, in particular how and from which lexical and morphosyntactic categories they originate cross-linguistically, and which semantic or pragmatic mechanisms play which role in their emergence. As such, the different contributions guide the readers on an adventurous journey into the realm of different exotic species of demonstratives, whose peculiar properties offer new exiting insights into the complex nature of demonstrative expressions themselves.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Publishing group
de Gruyter Mouton
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
27 b/w and 2 col. ill.
File size
1,82 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-11-056029-9 (9783110560299)
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Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics
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Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics
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Persons
M. Coniglio , University of Göttingen; A. Murphy , Leipzig University; E. Schlachter , Humboldt University of Berlin; T. Veenstra , ZAS.
Content
- Intro
- Preface
- Contents
- It's not all just about this and that
- Part I: The morphosyntax of atypical demonstratives
- Demonstratives as arguments and modifiers of N
- Pronominalization and Variation in Dutch Demonstrative and Possessive Expressions
- On demonstratives as relative pronouns
- Syntax and the morphology of deixis
- Part II: The semantics and pragmatics of atypical demonstratives
- Atypical demonstratives in an articleless language
- The Binding Properties of Demonstrative Pronouns, Definite Descriptions and Full Demonstrative DPs
- The unstressed distal demonstrative na in Chinese as a definiteness marker in bridging contexts
- Witness-loaded and Witness-free Demonstratives
- Demonstratives of manner, of quality and of degree
- Index
