Description |
xiii, 502 pages ; 23 cm |
Series |
Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 53 |
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Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 53
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Contents |
Semantics and pragmatics. Language as a tool of human interaction -- Different cultures and different modes of interaction -- Pragmatics -the study of human interaction -- The natural semantic metalanguage -- The need for a universal perspective on meaning -- The uniqueness of every linguistic system -- The problem of polysemy -- Semantic equivalence vs. pragmatic equivalence -- Universal grammatical patterns -- Semantics versus pragmatics: different approaches. Different cultures, different languages, different speech acts. Cross-cultural pragmatics and different cultural values. Describing conversational routines. Speech acts and speech genres across languages and cultures |
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The semantics of illocutionary forces. Italian reduplication: its meaning and its cultural significance. Interjections across culture: volitive ; emotive ; cognitive. Particles and illocutionary meanings. Boys will be boys: even 'truisms' are culture-specific. The meaning of tautologies ; English nominal tautologies ; semantic representations ; some comparisons from Chinese and Japanese ; verbal tautologies ; is there a semantic invariant? ; The deceptive form of English tautological constructions ; the culture-specific content of tautological patterns. Conclusion: semantics as a key to cross-cultural pragmatics |
Analysis |
Intercultural communication |
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Pragmatics |
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Semantics |
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Speech acts (Linguistics) |
Notes |
ANALYTIC |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [461]-485) and indexes |
Notes |
Trends in linguistics. no:53 1861-4302 |
Subject |
Intercultural communication.
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Pragmatics.
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Semantics.
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Speech acts (Linguistics)
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LC no. |
90022563 |
ISBN |
0899256996 |
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3110125382 |
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3110137879 |
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