Lise Fontaine (Cardiff University), Katy Jones (Cardiff University), David Schonthal (Cardiff University)

Referring in Language

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first of its kind, this book provides a full account of 'referential expressions' in language. It offers an integrated framework, which combines perspectives from functional grammar and cognitive linguistics with psycholinguistic evidence. It is essential reading for academic researchers in syntax, discourse analysis and cognitive linguistics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 153mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 556g
• ISBN-13: 9781107143470
• ISBN-10: 1107143470
• Artikelnr.: 67255485

Autorenporträt

Lise Fontaine is a reader at Cardiff University. She has published many edited volumes including The Oxford Companion to the English Language (2018) and The Cambridge Handbook of Systemic Functional Linguistics (2019).

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Nature of Referring and Referring Expressions: 1. The multidisciplinary field of referring
2. The great debate: definiteness and indefiniteness
3. A functional grammar for referring expressions
Part II. Typical Reference: 4. Typicality and atypicality
5. Referring in spontaneous discourse
6. Referring in prepared discourse
Part III. Atypical Reference: 7. Referring in non-collaborative contexts
8. Indefinite expressions for referring definitely
9. Child's play
10. Reference and metonymy
11. Epilogue.