26.867, Books: Subjects in Constructions – Canonical and Non-Canonical: Helasvuo, Huumo (eds.)

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:05:37
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Subjects in Constructions – Canonical and Non-Canonical: Helasvuo, Huumo (eds.)

 


Title: Subjects in Constructions – Canonical and Non-Canonical 
Series Title: Constructional Approaches to Language 16  

Publication Year: 2015 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/cal.16 


Editor: Marja-Liisa Helasvuo
Editor: Tuomas Huumo

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027269188 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 99.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027269188 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 149.00
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Hardback: ISBN:  9789027204387 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027204387 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 83.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027204387 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 104.94


Abstract:

This volume analyzes constructions with non-canonical subjects in individual
languages and cross-linguistically, drawing on insights from cognitive and
discourse-functional linguistics. Prototypical subjects have often been
characterized in terms of their semantic, syntactic and discourse features,
such as animacy, agentivity, topicality, referentiality, definiteness and
autonomy of existence of the subject referent. A non-canonical subject is one
that lacks some of these features. This may be reflected in its meaning,
grammatical coding, and/or discourse function. In discussing non-canonical
subjects in individual languages and cross-linguistically, the chapters in the
volume address the following more general topics: What kinds of grammatical,
semantic and discourse criteria can be used to distinguish subjects from
non-subjects? To what extent are subject criteria construction-specific? What
kinds of constructions have non-canonical subjects? What are the semantic and
discourse functions of constructions with non-canonical subjects? Are subjects
which are grammatically non-canonical also atypical in terms of their
discourse features?
 



Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
                     Discourse Analysis
                     Linguistic Theories
                     Semantics
                     Syntax


Written In: English  (eng)

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