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OverviewThis book explores factors relevant in the choices speakers and writers make in regard to explicitness of reference to the subjects and objects in their utterances. Bulgarian is a particularly felicitous target language for this type of study, since it possesses a rich inventory of available packaging techniques, ranging from zero reference, to various stressed and unstressed single forms, to actual doubled (“reduplicated”) constructions. The study systematically addresses the need to avoid referential and grammatical ambiguity, and the crucial influence of emphasis. Another, and perhaps most interesting central factor is the status of what the communication is about, which is assessed on two different levels. The book makes use of data from both published Bulgarian fiction and naturally occurring oral conversations. The fundamental similarities between these modes of communication with respect to noun phrase selection is demonstrated, but explanations are also proposed for the observable differences. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Leafgren (University of Arizona) , Andreas H. JuckerPublisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 102 Weight: 0.460kg ISBN: 9789027253422ISBN 10: 9027253420 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 26 July 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. List of tables; 2. Acknowledgments; 3. 1. Introduction; 4. 2. Subjects; 5. 3. Direct and indirect objects; 6. 4. Conclusion; 7. Notes; 8. Data sources; 9. References; 10. Appendix: Oral data examples prior to normalization; 11. IndexReviewsLeafgren's study is the result of many years of work on this topic, as evidenced by his extensive knowledge of the issues and the literature surrounding them, his ability to work carefully and accurately with a wide array of data, and his previous publications on related topics. The monograph is well-written, and the bibliography and index are accurate. [...] The study should be of interest to linguists of various backgrounds, including those who work on Slavic languages, discourse analysis, information structure theory, or any combination of these. -- Vera Gribanova, University of California, Santa Cruz Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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