The syntax, semantics and pragmatics of Spanish mood
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The syntax, semantics and pragmatics of Spanish mood
(Pragmatics & beyond : new series, v. 96)
John Benjamins, c2002
- : eur, hbk
- : eur, pbk
- : us, hbk
- : us, pbk
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Bibliography: p. [213]-223
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
This study provides a consistent description and explanation of the syntax, the semantics and the pragmatics of Spanish mood.
A major focus of attention is the central role of the truthfunctional categories of realis, potentialis and irrealis as parameters relevant to mood selection in both subordinate and non-subordinate clauses. Furthermore, a proposal is offered for a new typology of clause-embedding predicates. The framework chosen stems from the insight that complement-taking predicates share the property of providing information on the set of mental processes which characterize intentional human behavior.
At the level of pragmatic analysis, mood selection is examined from a variety of angles. Thus, specific research is conducted within the framework of speech act theory, relevance theory, politeness theory and the theory of Gricean maxims.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. 1. Modal categories of the Spanish verb: Levels of analysis
- 3. 2. Functions of the modal categories of the Spanish verb
- 4. 3.The modal structure of non-subordinate clauses
- 5. 4. Que-sentences
- 6. 5.The modal structure of subordinate clauses
- 7. 6. Conclusion
- 8. Notes
- 9. References
- 10. Corpus
- 11. Subject index
- 12. Proper-name index
- 13. Lexicon
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