The Dynamics of Language Use : Functional and Contrastive Perspectives Hardback
Edited by Christopher S. Butler, Maria de los Angeles Gomez Gonzalez, Susana M. Doval-Suarez
Part of the Pragmatics & Beyond New Series series
Hardback
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This book brings together a collection of articles characterized by two main themes: the contrastive study of parallel phenomena in two or more languages, and an essentially functional approach in which language is regarded, first and foremost, as a rich and complex communication system, inextricably embedded in sociocultural and psychological contexts of use.
The majority of the studies reported is empirical in nature, many making use of corpora or other textual materials in the language(s) under investigation.
The book begins with an introductory section in which the editors provide surveys of the state of the art in both functional and contrastive linguistics.
The other five sections of the volume are devoted to (i) a cognitive perspective on form and function, (ii) information structure, (iii) collocations and formulaic language, (iv) language learning, and (v) discourse and culture.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:413 pages
- Publisher:John Benjamins Publishing Co
- Publication Date:22/09/2005
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- ISBN:9789027253835
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:413 pages
- Publisher:John Benjamins Publishing Co
- Publication Date:22/09/2005
- Category:
- ISBN:9789027253835
