In this book, Miriam Urgelles-Col examines the syntax and semantics
of discourse markers. A discourse marker can loosely be defined as
an item such as well or now, coming at the beginning of an
utterance and marking a boundary between one part of spoken
discourse and the next, signalling the start of a new section of
the discourse. They perform important functions in conversation
--but defining discourse markers is problematic in itself. The
syntactic approach employed in this book to describe discourse
markers is Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG) which is
relevant in a theory of discourse because it provides a framework
in which all levels of grammar can be integrated. Since discourse
markers operate at discourse level, a well developed discourse
theory is required - in this case, Segmented Discourse
Representation Theory (SDRT) is employed. During the course of the
book, Minimal Recourse Semantics is explained as it provides an
integration of HPSG and SDRT. The approach described is exemplified
with an analysis of 'anyway'. This book offers a detailed overview
of research on discourse markers covering different areas of
linguistics: from a discourse analysis point of view, to a
Relevance Theory perspective going through a computational
linguistics approach. Moreover, the book contains a precise summary
of HPSG and the recently developed SDRT. It will be of great
interest to researchers in semantics, pragmatics, grammar and
discourse analysis.
General
| Imprint: |
Continuum Publishing Corporation
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Continuum Studies in Theoretical Linguistics |
| Release date: |
July 2010 |
| First published: |
July 2010 |
| Authors: |
Miriam Urgelles-Coll
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| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
192 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4411-9550-0 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
English
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| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
Semantics (meaning) >
General
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| LSN: |
1-4411-9550-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781441195500 |
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