From discourse process to grammatical construction : on left-dislocation in English / Ronald Geluykens.

This study deals with interactional processes in conversational discourse, and the way they may get 'syntacticized' into grammatical constructions. It investigates the link between discourse function and syntactic form, and the ways in which grammatical form is a reflection on communicativ...

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Main Author: Geluykens, Ronald
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., 1992.
Series:Studies in discourse and grammar ; v. 1.
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Table of Contents:
  • FROM DISCOURSE PROCESS TO GRAMMATICAL CONSTRUCTION; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Preface; Table of contents; Chapter 1. Theoretical Preliminaries; Chapter 2. Referent-Introduction (I): Interaction; Chapter 3. Referent-Introduction (II): Recoverability; Chapter 4. Referent-Introduction (III): Topicality; Chapter 5. Other Functions of LD; Chapter 6. Prosodie Aspects of LD; Chapter 7. LD in Other Discourse Types; Chapter 8. A Broader Perspective; Chapter 9. General Conclusion; Notes; Appendices; References; Subject Index; Author Index.