The dynamics of language use :: functional and contrastive perspectives /

This book brings together a collection of articles characterized by two main themes: the contrastive study of parallel phenomena in two or more languages, and an essentially functional approach in which language is regarded, first and foremost, as a rich and complex communication system, inextricabl...

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Corporate Author: International Contrastive Linguistics Conference Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Other Authors: Butler, Christopher, 1945-, Gómez González, Ma. de los Ángeles (María de los Ángeles), Doval Suárez, Susana Ma. (Susana María)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., 2005.
Series:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., v. 140.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This book brings together a collection of articles characterized by two main themes: the contrastive study of parallel phenomena in two or more languages, and an essentially functional approach in which language is regarded, first and foremost, as a rich and complex communication system, inextricably embedded in sociocultural and psychological contexts of use. The majority of the studies reported is empirical in nature, many making use of corpora or other textual materials in the language(s) under investigation. The book begins with an introductory section in which the editors provide surveys.
Item Description:Selection of papers presented at the 3rd International Contrastive Linguistics Conference held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 23rd-26th Sept. 2003.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 413 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027294180
9027294186
9789027253835
9027253838
1282156470
9781282156470
9786612156472
6612156473
ISSN:0922-842X ;

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