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Discourse and pragmatics in functional grammar

edited by John H. Connolly ... [et al.]

(Functional grammar series / editors, A. Machtelt Bolkestein ... [et al.], 18)

M. de Gruyter, 1997, c1996

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Papers given at the sixth international conference on functional grammar held at the University College of Ripon and York St John, 18-22 August, 1994

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Description

Functional grammar is a linguistic theory in which language is regarded as a vehicle of communicative interaction. As such, it has a strong pragmatic orientation, and this text presents the results of some recent research into pragmatics within the functional grammar framework.

Table of Contents

  • Cohesion in functional grammar, Kees Hengeveld
  • discourse markers, discourse structure and functional grammar, Caroline Kroon
  • a functionally oriented analysis of spoken dialogue between individuals linked by a computer network, John H. Connolly et al
  • business conversations from a conversational analytical and a functional grammar perspective, Ans A.G. Steuten
  • combining functional grammar and rhetorical structure theory for discourse representation, Jon Atle Gulla
  • what (if anything) is accessibility? a relevance-oriented criticism of Ariel's accessibility theory of referring expressions, Anne Reboul
  • pragmatic functions, special positions and accent in Dutch, Roel M. Vismans
  • pragmatic functions and special sentence positions in Bulgarian, Svillen B. Stanchev
  • discourse pragmatic functions of the theme constituent in spoken European Spanish, Angela Downing
  • infinitivals initially - theme/topic/focus, Yael Ziv
  • the function and typology of coordinating conjunctions - evidence from discourse and language-contact situations, Yaron Matras
  • clauses as discourse operators in Tura, Thomas Bearth.

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