UID:
almafu_9959899568802883
Format:
1 online resource (XVIII, 202 p.) :
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207 linguistische Beispiele
ISBN:
9783110722130
Series Statement:
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; 359
Content:
The book aims to examine the relationship between exemplification and categorization, using linguistic data from Japanese to better understand how people create and communicate conceptual categories in real-life situations (cf. the notion of ad hoc categories). In the book, exemplification is defined in functional terms as a process through which a speaker signals that a given entity should be construed as representative of a larger category of similar entities. The status of example can thus be encoded by means of dedicated analytical markers that overtly signal the exemplifying relation (e.g. for example), but also by making explicit reference to the larger category from which the examples have been selected. Through a case-study on four Japanese exemplifying markers (ya, nado, tari, toka), this book aims to understand (i) how examples are used and encoded by speakers to make reference to conceptual categories, (ii) what types of categories speakers can create and communicate by means of exemplification, (iii) how the relationship between exemplification and categorization can be used by speakers to achieve specific discourse effects, such as vagueness and politeness.
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Frontmatter --
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Acknowledgements --
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Contents --
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List of Figures --
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List of Tables --
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List of Abbreviations --
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1 Theoretical foundations: the notion of exemplification --
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2 Data collection and parameters of analysis --
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3 Exemplification of lexicalized categories --
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4 Exemplification of non-lexicalized categories --
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5 Exemplification beyond categorization --
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6 Towards a unitary account of exemplification --
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7 Conclusion and prospects --
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References --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110722246
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110721959
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.1515/9783110722130
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110722130
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110722130
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110722130
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110722130
