Subjectivity in grammar and discourse : theoretical considerations and a case study of Japanese spoken discourse

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Subjectivity in grammar and discourse : theoretical considerations and a case study of Japanese spoken discourse

Shoichi Iwasaki

（Studies in discourse and grammar / editors, Sandra A. Thompson, Paul J. Hopper, v. 2）

John Benjamins, 1993

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Bibliography: p. [101]-106

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This book investigates the notion of subjectivity from a pragmatic point of view. There have been attempts to reduce the notion of the speaker or subjectivity as a syntactic category, or to seek an explanation for it in semantic terms. However, in order to understand the vast range of subjectivity phenomena, it is more fruitful to examine how the attributes and the experience of the real speaker affect language. The volume provides a theoretical/methodological basis for the study of various aspects of language and discourse and applies these specifically to Japanese spoken discourse, for which the data are added in an appendix.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Preface
  • 2. List of Abbreviations
  • 3. Introduction
  • 4. 1. Speaker Epistemological Perspective
  • 5. 2. Speaker Epistemological Perspective
  • 6. 3. Speaker Perspective and Tense form Variation
  • 7. 4. Speaker Perspective and Switch References
  • 8. 5 Speaker Perspective and Language Universals
  • 9. Notes
  • 10. References
  • 11. Appendix A
  • 12. Appendix B
  • 13. Index

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