Grammar from the Human Perspective
Case, space and person in Finnish
1st Edition
Published on 19. October 2006
X, 280 pages
978-90-272-9321-3 (ISBN)
Description
The papers of this volume investigate how grammar codes the subjective viewpoint of human language users, that is, how grammar reflects human conceptualization. Some of the articles deal with spatial relations and locations. They discuss how basic attributes of human conceptualization are encoded in the grammatical expression of spatial relations. Other articles concern embodiment in language, showing how conceptualization is mediated by one's embodied experience of the world and ourselves. Finally, some of the articles discuss coding of person focusing on the subjectivity of conceptualization and how it is reflected in grammar.
The articles show that conceptualization reflects the speaker's construal of the situation, and furthermore, that it is intersubjective because it reflects the speaker's understanding of the relations between the speech act participants. The papers deal with Finnish, utilizing the rich resources of Finnish grammar to contribute to issues in contemporary linguistics and in particular to Cognitive Grammar.
The articles show that conceptualization reflects the speaker's construal of the situation, and furthermore, that it is intersubjective because it reflects the speaker's understanding of the relations between the speech act participants. The papers deal with Finnish, utilizing the rich resources of Finnish grammar to contribute to issues in contemporary linguistics and in particular to Cognitive Grammar.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
Marja-Liisa Helasvuo | Lyle Campbell
Grammar from the Human Perspective
Case, space and person in Finnish
Book
10/2006
John Benjamins Publishing Co
€116.60
Shipment within 10-15 days
Persons
Content
- Grammar from the Human Perspective
- Editorial page
- Title page
- LCC data
- CONTENTS
- Abbreviations
- Transcription symbols
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. Grammar from the human perspective - theoretical background
- 2. Grammar from the perspective of Finnish - theoretical contributions
- 3. Space and location
- 4. The human perspective
- 5. Person
- 6. Grammar and human conceptualization - broader implications and contributions
- AN INTRODUCTION TO FINNISH SPATIAL RELATIONS
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The system of local cases
- 3. The system of adpositions
- 4. Summary
- SPATIAL AXES IN LANGUAGE AND CONCEPTUALIZATION
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Basic concepts
- 3. What is a bidirectional construction?
- 4. Discourse functions of bidirectional constructions: building narration with changing viewpoints
- 5. Accentuation: expressing contrast
- 6. How are the axes drawn conceptually?
- 7. Conclusions
- "IWOKE UPFROM THE SOFA"
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Finnish local cases in expressions of space and cognition
- 3. Earlier accounts of the cognitive uses of the directional cases
- 4. Expressions of sensory perception
- 5. Knowledge and cognition
- 6. Subjective directionality and changesofstate
- 7. Aspect and the selection of directional vs. static cases
- 8. Conclusions
- METONYMYIN LOCATIVES OF STATE
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Metonymy
- 3. Locatives of state in the system of stative predications
- 4. The spiral of lexicalization and grammaticalization
- 5. Contextual implications and cultural embodiment
- 6. Schematic dimensions
- 7. Geometric dimensions and embodiment
- 8. Conclusion
- Appendix: Data
- BODYPARTNAMESANDGRAMMATICALIZATION
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Nominals, locatives or adpositions?
- 3. Secondary bodypartnames
- 4. Conclusion
- Data
- ON DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN RECIPIENT AND BENEFICIARY IN FINNISH
- 1. Introduction
- 2. On the linguistic encoding of reception and benefaction in Finnish
- 3. Conclusions
- OBLIQUEMENTIONS OFHUMAN REFERENTS IN FINNISH CONVERSATION
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Data
- 3. The category 'oblique'
- 4. Characteristics of oblique mentions of human referents
- 5. Conclusion
- PERSON IN FINNISH
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The verbal and nominal person marking systems in Finnish
- 3. The hierarchy of person in Finnish
- 4. Construing personal reference
- 5. Conclusions
- Data sources
- ZERO PERSON IN FINNISH
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Grammar and semantics of the zeropersonconstructions
- 3. The indexical reference of zero persons
- 4. Discussion
- PASSIVE- PERSONAL OR IMPERSONAL?
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Data
- 3. The Finnish passive - one or many?
- 4. Patterns of use
- 5. Conclusion
- MASTER LIST OF REFERENCES
- INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND TERMS
- CURRENT ISSUES IN LINGUISTIC THEORY
