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1 online resource. |
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text file |
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Human Cognitive Processing (HCP),
1387-6724 ;
volume 51
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Human cognitive processing ; v. 51.
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| Note |
"This book grew out of my Ph. D. dissertation written at the University of Warsaw." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Demonstratives and Possessives with Attitude; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1. Meaning construction and nominal reference; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Meaning in cognitive grammar; 1.2.1 Meaning is essential, and it is emergent; 1.2.2 Meaning is conceptualization; 1.2.3 Meaning is encyclopedic; 1.2.4 Meaning is usage-based; 1.2.5 Meaning is shared; 1.3 Reference; 1.4 Viewing arrangement and construal; 1.5 Deixis and the grounding predications in English. |
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1.6 Covert grounding in Polish1.7 Conclusion; Chapter 2. Demonstratives: Judging distances; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 English demonstratives; 2.3 Polish demonstratives ; 2.4 Emphatic and attitudinal ten; 2.4.1 Demonstratives combined with proper names; 2.4.1.1 Marking intersubjectively-shared familiarity; 2.4.1.2 Marking familiarity and distance; 2.4.1.3 Distancing 'close' individuals; 2.4.1.4 Marking noteworthiness; 2.4.1.5 Demonstratives combined with country names; 2.4.2 Demonstratives combined with body parts; 2.5 Conclusion; Chapter 3. Possessives: Forming groups; 3.1 Introduction. |
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3.2 Possession and possessive constructions3.2.1 The meaning of the possessive construction; 3.2.2 Possessive construals; 3.2.2.1 Profiling and mental scanning; 3.2.2.2 The possessor and the possessed; 3.2.2.3 Possessive pronouns and relational nouns in possessives; 3.2.2.4 Inalienability and the dative of possession ; 3.2.2.5 Dominion and the personal sphere; 3.3 Possessive pronouns in interaction; 3.3.1 Default reference points; 3.3.2 Manipulating reference points in interactive frames; 3.4 Possessive pronouns vs. demonstratives. |
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3.4.1 A possessive pronoun, a demonstrative, or something else?3.4.2 A possessive pronoun and a demonstrative; 3.5 Conclusion; Chapter 4. Case study: "Solidarni 2010"; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The proximal demonstrative ten; 4.3 Possessives; 4.3.1 Poland; 4.3.2 The president; 4.4 Conclusion; Chapter 5. Demonstratives and possessives in experimentation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Experiment 1: Emotionality scale; 5.2.1 Attitudinal ten; 5.2.2 Possessives; 5.3 Experiment 2: Drawing distances; 5.3.1 Café: Interpersonal distance; 5.3.2 Office: Affective distance. |
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5.4 Experiment 3: Matching for intersubjective coordination5.5 Conclusion; Chapter 6. Conclusions and discussion; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 How to approach intersubjectivity in language?; 6.2.1 Research plan and multiple empirical approaches; 6.2.2 Setting the stage: Corpus-illustrated analysis; 6.2.3 The show: Corpus-based analysis; 6.2.3.1 The right kind of corpus; 6.2.3.2 Case study; 6.2.4 Behind the scenes: Experimentation; 6.3 Theoretical considerations; 6.4 Outlook; 6.5 Conclusion; References; Data and internet sources; Author index; Subject index. |
| Summary |
Linking grammatical analyses with ideas about a shareable reality, this book investigates some fascinating ways in which nominal reference is exploited to meet interpersonal and rhetorical goals. It focuses on the use of demonstrative and possessive determiners in Polish discourse and proposes that the phenomenon of deixis be reexamined in the light of linguistic variation. The book illustrates a growing concern with the application of cognitive grammar to the study of situated language use and its social outcomes. What emerges is a new understanding of the role of deictic elements as tools fo. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Polish language -- Grammar.
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Polish language -- Grammar. |
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Polish language -- Variation.
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Polish language -- Variation. |
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Polish language. |
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Polish language -- Demonstratives.
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Polish language -- Possessives.
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Cognitive grammar.
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Cognitive grammar. |
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Psycholinguistics.
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Psycholinguistics. |
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Sociolinguistics.
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Sociolinguistics. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rybarczyk, Magdalena. Demonstratives and possessives with attitude. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015] 9789027246677 (DLC) 2014045766 |
| ISBN |
9789027268822 (pdf) |
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9027268827 (pdf) |
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9789027246677 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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