Perspective and perspectivation in discourse (J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2002)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Perspective and Perspectivation in Discourse; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Perspective and perspectivation in discourse. An introduction; Part A: Perspectivity: Structure and functions; Knowledge and perspective setting. What possible consequences on conversation do we have to expect?; Explicit and implicit perspectivity; Perspectives, implicitness and recontextualization; Quaestio and L-perspectivation; Grammaticalization of perspectivity; Part B: Perspectivation in discourse and interaction; Verbal practices of perspective grounding
'Perspective' and 'viewpoint' are widely used in everyday talk as well as in the specialist languages of the social, cognitive, and literary sciences. Taken from the field of visual perception and representation, these concepts have acquired a general meaning and significance, as characteristics of human cognitive processing. Since, however, this field is shared by an increasing body of disciplines, perspective terms have also acquired specific and technical meanings. A striking example is the newly introduced use of 'perspectivation' in discourse analysis. This volume on 'perspective and persp