Dramatized discourse :: the Mandarin Chinese ba-construction /

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 dramatic...

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1. Verfasser: Jing-Schmidt, Zhuo
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2005.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in functional and structural linguistics ; v. 56.
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxii, 337 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-326) and indexes.
ISBN:9789027294289
9027294283
9027215650
9789027215659