Dramatized discourse : the Mandarin Chinese ba-construction /
Language is a symbolic system of meanings evoked by linguistic forms. The choice of forms in communication is non-arbitrary. Rather, speakers pick those forms whose meanings best convey their discourse intention. The meaning of the Mandarin ba-construction, argues Jing-Schmidt, is discourse dramatic...
Основен автор: | Jing-Schmidt, Zhuo. |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
℗♭2005.
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Серия: |
Studies in functional and structural linguistics ;
v. 56. |
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=229744 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Dramatized discourse. |
Резюме: |
Language is a symbolic system of meanings evoked by linguistic forms. The choice of forms in communication is non-arbitrary. Rather, speakers pick those forms whose meanings best convey their discourse intention. The meaning of the Mandarin ba-construction, argues Jing-Schmidt, is discourse dramaticity, a concept that includes high conceptual salience and subjectivity. The ba-construction and its "syntactic variations" are never interchangeable because contrast in their meanings determines difference in their functions. Quantitative analyses based on authentic data validate the postulation of. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xxii, 337 pages) : illustrations. |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-326) and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9789027294289 9027294283 9027215650 9789027215659 |