Dramatized discourse: the Mandarin Chinese ba-construction
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Main Author: Jing-Schmidt, Zhuo (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam J. Benjamins Pub. Co. ©2005
Series:Studies in functional and structural linguistics v. 56
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-326) and indexes
Dramatized Discourse; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of figures and tables; Notational conventions; Abbreviations; Introduction; Database; The syntax of the ba-construction; Previous approaches; The hypothesis of discourse dramaticity; Cognitive salience as discourse dramaticity; Subjectivity and emotionality as discourse dramaticity; An interim conclusion; The pragmatization of the ba-construction; Final remarks; Notes; References; Text material; Author index; Subject index
Language is a symbolic system of meanings evoked by linguistic forms. The choice of forms in communication is non-arbitrary. Rather, speakers pick those forms whose meanings best convey their discourse intention. The meaning of the Mandarin ba-construction, argues Jing-Schmidt, is discourse dramaticity, a concept that includes high conceptual salience and subjectivity. The ba-construction and its "syntactic variations" are never interchangeable because contrast in their meanings determines difference in their functions. Quantitative analyses based on authentic data validate the postulation of
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 337 pages)
ISBN:9027294283
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