Format:
X, 299 S.
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graph. Darst.
ISBN:
9783823367536
Series Statement:
Language in performance 47
Note:
Literaturangaben
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Zugl.: Bonn, Univ., Diss., 2012
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Linguistic description, presentation structure and the status of punctuationIssues of linguistic descriptionMedium-transferability and the linguistic signDecoding linguistic utterances : a 'three-channel approach'Linguistic description : distinctive units of analysisOverviewThe medium-independent expression systemThe medium-dependent expression systems of speech and writingPresentation structureMedium-independent choicesChoices which do not influence directly the structure of clause complexesChoices which influence directly the structure of clause complexesMedium-dependent choicesMedium-dependent spoken choicesMedium-dependent written choicesVerbal and nonverbal information : punctuation from a semiotic perspectiveVerbal and nonverbal informationPunctuation marks as indicesDetermining the communitative value of punctuationPunctuation in a model of verbal and nonverbal informationA short diachronic view on punctuationForerunners of punctuationPunctuation in old and middle englishPunctuation and the Orthographie sentenceThe structure of written text : the script unit modelThe relationship of orthographic sentence and clause complexThe level of parasyntaxThe script unitElements of punctuation in present-day englishDefining punctuationNon-alphanumeric charactersAs part of orthographie word-formsCreating punctuation unitsTerminal period (or full stop)Question mark and exclamation markSemicolon and colonCommaDash and parenthesesQuotation marksThe dual function of punctuation marks : separation and specificationCollecting data to account for the communicative value of punctuationExploring the guide functions of punctuationGeneral punctuation principlesPunctuation as a style markerIndicating dimensions of linguistic variationDivided usageObligatory sentence-internal punctuationCases of structural opacityCases of intervening syntactic materialPunctuation and structural integrityPunctuation in contextPunctuation at word-levelDisambiguationIntensity of effectPunctuation units and syntaxCoordinated constituentsSyndetic coordinationAsyndetic coordinationRestrictive and non-restrictive modifiersRelative clauseAppositionAdverbialsAdjunctDisjunctConjunctDisambiguation of medium-independent structuresThe linguistic function of punctuationParsing strategiesPunctuation as a guide to ambiguous medium-independent structures : some examplesPunctuation units and textPunctuational variabilityLight and heavy punctuationPunctuation as an indicator of sub- and superordinate boundariesDeviant punctuationThe specifying function of punctuationPunctuation as a marker of separative forcePunctuation and discourse structureThe guide functions of punctuation : theoretical and functional SynopsisSynopsis I : theoretical insightsSynopsis II : functional insightsPunctuation as a paralinguistic device : guide functions 1 to 8 (GF 1-8)Reducing cognitive complexity (GF 1-4)Guide function 1 (GF 1)Guide function 2 (GF 2)Guide function 3 (GF 3)Guide function 4 (GF 4)Contributing to the conceptualisation of a piece of writing (GF 5-8)Guide function 5 (GF 5)Guide function 6 (GF 6)Guide function 7 (GF 7)Guide function 8 (GF 8)Punctuation as a linguistic device : guide function 9 (GF9)Conclusion : punctuation and the readerReferencesIndex.
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Patt, Sebastian Punctuation as a means of medium-dependent presentation structure in English Tübingen : Narr Verlag, 2013 ISBN 9783823377535
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Englisch
;
Zeichensetzung
;
Englisch
;
Zeichensetzung
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Hochschulschrift
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