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Author Manoliu-Manea, Maria.

Title Discourse and pragmatic constraints on grammatical choices : a grammar of surprises / Maria Manoliu-Manea ; edited by Glanville Price
Published Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1994

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 MELB  401.41 Man/Dap  AVAILABLE
Description xxiii, 416 pages ; 23 cm
Series North-Holland linguistic series ; 57
North-Holland linguistic series ; 57
Contents Pt. 1. Topicality and Centrality. I. Discourse Salience and Staging Effects: The Grammar of the Direct Object. II. The Grammar of Whole/part Relations. III. Reflexive Passive versus Plain Passive. IV. Discourse Coherence and Verbal Non-tensed Forms: The Supine -- Pt. 2. Expectation. V. Identity and Denial: The Pragmatics of 'same' and 'self'. VI. Beyond Logical Operators: Romanian Adversative Conjunctions -- Pt. 3. Grammar and Narrative Strategies. VII. The Narrative Functions of Cross-sentential Anaphoric Subjects. VIII. Iconicity in Syntax: Past Tenses in Middle Romanian -- In Lieu of Conclusion. IX. A Multivariable Model of Gender: When Neuter Becomes Neutral
Analysis Discourse analysis
Grammar, Comparative and general
Pragmatics
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [361]-394
Subject Discourse analysis.
Grammar, Comparative and general.
Pragmatics.
Romanian language -- Grammar.
Author Price, Glanville.
LC no. 94039160
ISBN 0444820434