NU / NA - A Family of Discourse Markers Across the Languages of Europe and Beyond (Hardcover)

This book, situated within the framework of Comparative Interactional Linguistics, explores a family of fourteen discourse markers across the languages of Europe and beyond (Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian, Polish, Romani, Estonian, Finnish, Upper Saxonian and Standard German, Dutch, Icelandic, and Swedish), arguing that they go back to one, possibly two, particles: NU/NA. Each chapter analyzes the use of one of the NU/NA family members in a particular language, usually on the basis of conversational data, feeding into a comprehensive chapter on the structure, function, and history of these particles. The approach taken in this volume broadens the functional linguistic concept of 'structure' to include the sequential positioning of the particles and their composition, and the concept of 'function' to include the conversational actions performed in interaction. Employing conversation analytic methodology thus enables a study of the ways these particles acquire meaning within certain sequential and action environments -- both cross-linguistically and with regard to the grammaticization of the particles. All this sheds light on the borrowing patterns of NU/NA across the languages. With contributions by Peter Auer, Galina B. Bolden, Gonen Dori-Hacohen, Andrea Golato, Harrie Mazeland, Auli Hakulinen, Helga Hilmisdottir, Leelo Keevallik, Hanna Lehti-Eklund, Anna Lindstroem, Yael Maschler, Yaron Matras, Gertrud Reershemius, Mirja Saari, Lea Sawicki, Marja-Leena Sorjonen, Heidi Vepsalainen and Matylda Weidner.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	linguae & litterae
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Peter Auer • Yael Maschler
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	517
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-034723-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Promotions
LSN:	3-11-034723-7
Barcode:	9783110347234

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