Vocative constructions in the language of Shakespeare:
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Main Author: Busse, Beatrix 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam John Benjamins Pub. Co. ©2006
Series:Pragmatics & beyond 150
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Item Description:"This study investigates the functions, meanings, and varieties of forms of address in Shakespeare's dramatic work"--Page 4 of cover. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-521) and index
Vocative Constructions in the Language of Shakespeare; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; dedication page; Table of contents; List of illustrations; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. This study; 2. Theoretical framework; 3. "What is the focative case, William?"; 4. What's in a vocative?; 5. "Language most shows a man: speak, that I may see thee."; 6. Vocatives in Shakespeare and the theatre; 7. Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index; The Pragmatics & Beyond New Series
This study investigates the functions, meanings, and varieties of forms of address in Shakespeare's dramatic work. New categories of Shakespearean vocatives are developed and the grammar of vocatives is investigated in, above, and below the clause, following morpho-syntactic, semantic, lexicographical, pragmatic, social and contextual criteria. Going beyond the conventional paradigm of power and solidarity and with recourse to Shakespearean drama as both text and performance, the study sees vocatives as foregrounded experiential, interpersonal and textual markers. Shakespeare's vocatives const
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 525 pages)
ISBN:9027253935
9027293139
9789027253934
9789027293138

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