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1 online resource (244 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in language and social interaction (SLSI) ; v. 24
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Studies in language and social interaction ; v. 24.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Subordination in Conversation; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of contributors; Introduction; N be that-constructions in everyday German conversation; Interrogative "complements" and question design in Estonian; Syntactic and actional characteristics of Finnish että-clauses; Clause-combining and the sequencing of actions; A note on the emergence of quotative constructions in Japanese conversation; Clines of subordination -- constructions with the German 'complement-taking predicate' glauben. |
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Are kara 'because'-clauses causal subordinate clauses in present-day Japanese?Teyuuka and I mean as pragmatic parentheticals in Japanese and English; Name index; Subject index. |
| Summary |
The articles in this volume examine the notion of clausal subordination based on English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Japanese conversational data. Some of the articles approach 'subordination' in terms of social action, taking into account what participants are doing with their talk, considering topics such as the use of clauses as projector phrases and as devices for organizing the participant structure of the conversation. Other articles focus on the emergence of clause combinations diachronically and synchronically, taking on topics such as the grammaticalization of clauses and c. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Subordinate constructions.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Subordinate constructions. |
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Conversation analysis.
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Conversation analysis. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Laury, Ritva.
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Suzuki, Ryoko.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Subordination in conversation. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins, 2011 9789027226341 (DLC) 2011005989 (OCoLC)702168971 |
| ISBN |
9789027286963 (electronic book) |
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9027286965 (electronic book) |
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128317491X |
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9781283174916 |
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9789027226341 |
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9027226342 |
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