| Discourse Pragmatics and the Verb: The Evidence from Romance Contributor(s): Fleischman, Suzanne (Editor), Waugh, Linda R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138223905 ISBN-13: 9781138223905 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $40.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Romance Languages (other) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Pragmatics |
| Dewey: 440 |
| Series: Rle: Discourse Analysis |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.72 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1990, this collection investigates grammatical categories associated with the verb as they are used by speakers and writers in real discourses and texts. Focusing on tense, aspect, mood, and voice in French, Spanish, and Italian, each chapter underscores the importance of context in our understanding of how grammatical categories work. Above and beyond their basic 'grammatical functions', categories of the verb are shown to operate in such capacities as structuring information in discourse, establishing point of view in a text, and creating textual cohesion. Importantly, this volume reflects the crucial role discourse-pragmatics factors play in our interpretation of the meanings of categories of grammar. |