14.687, Qs: Initial 'And', Language and Media

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-14-687. Mon Mar 10 2003. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 14.687, Qs: Initial 'And', Language and Media

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1)
Date:  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 17:06:44 +0300
From:  "George Huttar" <george_huttar at sil.org>
Subject:  query:  discourse-initial 'and'

2)
Date:  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:54:52 +0100
From:  "Denis Jamet" <denis.jamet at libertysurf.fr>
Subject:

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 17:06:44 +0300
From:  "George Huttar" <george_huttar at sil.org>
Subject:  query:  discourse-initial 'and'

Can anyone suggest bibliography treating discourse-initial use of
'and', whether in poetry or in ordinary conversation?  It appears to
suggest a tie to something assumed to be knopwn by both speaker and
hearer.  Does this come under echoic utterances, or
metarepresentation?  Or...?

Thanks.  I'll post a summary if replies warrant it.

George Huttar
george_huttar at sil.org

NEGST
Box 24686
00502 Karen
Nairobi
Kenya


-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:54:52 +0100
From:  "Denis Jamet" <denis.jamet at libertysurf.fr>
Subject:

Dear all,

One of my students is looking for references (especially in English
and French) on linguistics and newspaper information. She would like
to demonstrate how language is / can be used to convey a particular
piece of news, and how language is used to manipulate news and
information.

Thank you for any references
I'll post a summary

Best

Denis Jamet
Professor of English Linguistics, University Lyon 3, FRANCE

Denis Jamet Professeur Agrégé d'anglais - Chargé de mission à la
Maison des Langues Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 Faculte des
Langues - Département d'anglais 6, cours Albert Thomas, 69008 Lyon,
FRANCE

"Les Ruets"
42370 Renaison

e-mail : denis.jamet at libertysurf.fr
            djamet at univ-lyon3.fr
            dljamet at free.fr

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