Quotatives: Cross-linguistic and cross-disciplinary perspectives (Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Research on quotation has yielded a rich and diverse knowledge-base. Scientific interest has been sparked particularly by the recent emergence of new quotative forms in typologically related and unrelated languages (i.e. English be like, Hebrew kazé, Japanese mitai-na).The present collection gives a platform to research conducted within different linguistic sub-disciplines and on the basis of a variety of Western and non-Western languages. The introduction presents an overview of forms and functions of old and new quotative constructions. The nine chapters investigate quotation from ...
ISBN(s)
9027239053, 9789027239051
