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This volume explores the cross-linguistic diversity, and possibly
inconsistency, of the span of linguistic means that signal reported
speech and thought. The integration of broad linguistic (viewpoint
in conversation and narrative) and cognitive (theory of mind and
understanding the inner life and thought of others) strategies for
handling mixed points of view will be considered.
Constructions of Intersubjectivity shows that the meaning of
grammatical constructions often has more to do with the human
cognitive capacity for taking other peoples' points of view than
with describing the world. Treating pragmatics, semantics, and
syntax in parallel and integrating insights from linguistics,
psychology, and animal communication, Arie Verhagen develops a new
understanding of linguistic communication. In doing so he shows the
continuity between language and animal communication and reveals
the nature of human linguistic specialization. Professor Verhagen
uses Dutch and English data from a wide variety of sources and
considers the contributions of grammar to the coherence of
discourse. He argues that important problems in semantics and
syntax may be resolved if language is understood as an instrument
for exerting influence and coordinating different perspectives. The
grammatical phenomena he discusses include negative expressions,
the let alone construction, complementation constructions, and
discourse connectives. This powerfully argued and original
explanation of the nature and operation of communication will
interest a wide range of scholars and advanced students in
linguistics, cognitive science, and human evolution.
Constructions of Intersubjectivity shows that the meaning of
grammatical constructions often has more to do with the human
cognitive capacity for taking other peoples' points of view than
with describing the world. Treating pragmatics, semantics, and
syntax in parallel and integrating insights from linguistics,
psychology, and studies in animal behaviour, Arie Verhagen develops
a new understanding of linguistic communication. In doing so he
shows the continuity between language and animal communication and
reveals the nature of human linguistic specialization. Professor
Verhagen uses Dutch and English data from a wide variety of sources
and considers the contributions of grammar to the coherence of
discourse. He argues that important problems in semantics and
syntax may be resolved if language is understood as an instrument
for exerting influence and coordinating different perspectives. The
grammatical phenomena he discusses include negative expressions,
the let alone construction, complementation constructions, and
discourse connectives. This powerfully argued and original
explanation of the nature and operation of communication will
interest a wide range of scholars and advanced students in
linguistics, cognitive science, and human evolution.
This volume explores the cross-linguistic diversity, and possibly
inconsistency, of the span of linguistic means that signal reported
speech and thought. The integration of broad linguistic (viewpoint
in conversation and narrative) and cognitive (theory of mind and
understanding the inner life and thought of others) strategies for
handling mixed points of view will be considered.
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