UID:
almafu_9960943447702883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiii, 323 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Ausgabe:
First edition.
ISBN:
1-108-60951-1
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1-108-67345-7
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1-108-55754-6
Inhalt:
Discourse Syntax is the study of syntax that requires an understanding of the surrounding text and the overall discourse situation, including considerations of genre and modality. Using corpus data and insights from current research, this book is a comprehensive guide to this fast-developing field. It takes the reader 'beyond the sentence' to study grammatical phenomena, like word order variation, connectives, ellipsis, and complexity. It introduces core concepts of Discourse Syntax, integrating insights from corpus-based research and inviting the reader to reflect on research design decisions. Each chapter begins with a definition of learning outcomes, provides results from empirical articles, and enables readers to critically assess data visualization. Complete with helpful further reading recommendations as well as a range of exercises, it is geared towards intermediate to advanced students of English linguistics and it is also essential reading for anyone interested in this exciting, fast-moving discipline.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Oct 2022).
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Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Foundations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What This Book Is About -- 1.2 How This Book Connects with What You Already Know -- 1.3 How This Book Is Structured -- 2 Concepts, Data, and Methods -- 2.1 Introduction: Why Discourse Syntax? -- 2.2 Sentences vs. Utterances -- 2.3 Discourse Syntax and the Functional Tradition in Linguistics -- 2.4 Gathering Data for the Study of Discourse Syntax -- 2.5 Two Approaches for Studying the Relationship of Syntax and Discourse -- 2.6 Summary -- 2.7 Exercises -- Part II Grammar in Discourse -- 3 Non-canonical Beginnings -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Adjuncts in Front-Position -- 3.3 NP-Fronting and Left-Dislocation -- 3.3.1 The Discourse Function of Fronting -- 3.3.2 Left-Dislocation as a Discourse Strategy -- 3.3.3 Topicality in Discourse: Fronting vs. Left-Dislocation -- 3.3.4 Text-Linguistic Variation of Fronting and Left-Dislocation -- 3.4 Reversed Argument Order: Inversion of Subject and Verb -- 3.4.1 Basic Form and Function -- 3.4.2 The Information-Packaging Function of Inversion -- 3.4.3 Text-Linguistic Variation of Inversion -- 3.5 Summary -- 3.6 Exercises -- 4 Variation in the Middle -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Canonical and Non-canonical Argument Realization -- 4.3 Argument Realization in the Passive -- 4.3.1 Short vs. Long Passives -- 4.3.2 The Role of Previous Discourse: Topic and Weight -- 4.4 Argument Realization in the Verb-Particle Construction -- 4.4.1 Which Pattern is Basic? -- 4.4.2 The Role of Previous Discourse: Information Status and Weight -- 4.5 Summary -- 4.6 Exercises -- 5 Special Endings -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 It-Extraposition -- 5.2.1 The Information-Packaging Function of It-Extraposition -- 5.2.2 The Role of Discourse: Extraposition or Non-extraposition?.
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5.3 It-Clefting -- 5.3.1 Functions of It-Clefting: Foregrounding, Focus, and Presupposition -- 5.3.2 It-Clefting in Different Types of Discourse -- 5.4 Summary -- 5.5 Exercises -- Part III Grammar of Discourse -- 6 Connectives -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Additive Conjunction from a Variationist Perspective: Overt Marking vs. "Zero" -- 6.3 Text-Linguistic Variation: Additive Conjunction in Different Types of Discourse -- 6.4 Connective Adjuncts -- 6.5 Connectives in Academic Discourse -- 6.6 Summary -- 6.7 Exercises -- 7 Pronouns and Ellipsis -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Types of Pronominal Reference -- 7.3 Pronouns within Discourse -- 7.4 Pronouns across Types of Discourse -- 7.5 Types of Ellipsis -- 7.6 Subject Ellipsis: The Discourse Perspective -- 7.7 Summary -- 7.8 Exercises -- 8 Discourse Markers -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Discourse Marker: A Category of Grammar? -- 8.3 Variation in Position: Bracketing vs. Interactive Function of then -- 8.4 More Syntactic Variation: Discourse Marker Sequences -- 8.5 The Role of Discourse Type: Functions of You Know in Speech and Writing -- 8.6 Variation in Discourse over Time: The Development of Discourse Markers -- 8.7 Summary -- 8.8 Exercises -- 9 Grammar and Genre -- 9.1 Introduction: The Role of Register and Genre -- 9.2 Grammar and Medium: Written vs. Spoken Genres -- 9.3 A Genre and Its Grammar: Research Article Abstracts -- 9.3.1 Typical of the Genre: The Handling of Agentivity -- 9.3.2 Noun Phrase and Phrasal Complexity -- 9.4 Register Features of Digital Discourse -- 9.4.1 Digital Discourse as an Environment for Linguistic Innovation -- 9.4.2 Hashtags: #informationpackaging #coolstuff -- 9.4.3 Because X: A New Chapter in a Preposition's Life -- 9.5 Summary -- 9.6 Exercises -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781108471053
Sprache:
Englisch
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