30.155, Books: Atypical Demonstratives: Coniglio, Murphy, Schlachter, Veenstra (eds.)

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Subject: 30.155, Books: Atypical Demonstratives: Coniglio, Murphy, Schlachter, Veenstra (eds.)

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Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:19:39
From: Antonia Conquest [antonia.conquest at degruyter.com]
Subject: Atypical Demonstratives: Coniglio, Murphy, Schlachter, Veenstra (eds.)

 


Title: Atypical Demonstratives 
Subtitle: Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics 
Publication Year: 2018 
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
	   http://www.degruyter.com/mouton
	

Book URL: https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/495228 


Editor: Marco Coniglio
Editor: Andrew Murphy
Editor: Eva Schlachter
Editor: Tonjes Veenstra

Hardback: ISBN:  9783110557916 Pages: 331 Price: U.S. $ 114.99


Abstract:

Atypical demonstratives have not received adequate attention in the literature
so far, or have even been completely neglected. By providing fresh insights
and discussing new facets, this volume contributes to the better understanding
of this group of words, starting from specific empirical phenomena, and
advances our knowledge of the various properties of demonstratives, their
syntactic multi-functionality, semantic feature specifications and pragmatic
functions. In addition, some of the papers discuss different
grammaticalization processes involving demonstratives, in particular how and
from which lexical and morphosyntactic categories they originate
cross-linguistically, and which semantic or pragmatic mechanisms play which
role in their emergence. As such, the different contributions guide the
readers on an adventurous journey into the realm of different exotic species
of demonstratives, whose peculiar properties offer new exiting insights into
the complex nature of demonstrative expressions themselves.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics
                     Semantics
                     Syntax


Written In: English  (eng)

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