Specificational and Predicative Clauses - nouveau livre

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ISBN/EAN: 9783110771992

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978-3-11-077199-2
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Titre du livre: predicative

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Auteur: Wout Van Praet, (ISNI: 0000000528993435)
Titre: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]; Specificational and Predicative Clauses - A Functional-Cognitive Account
Editeur: De Gruyter Mouton; de Gruyter Mouton
329 Pages
Date de parution: 2022-07-05
Berlin/Boston
Langue: Anglais
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27 b/w and 10 col. ill., 24 b/w tbl.

EA; E107; LAN006000 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation; Nonbooks, PBS / Sprachwissenschaft, Literaturwissenschaft/Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft; Grammatik, Syntax und Morphologie; Verstehen; LAN004000 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies; LAN009000 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General; LAN009030 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics; Linguistics; Kopulaverben; Prosodie; Diskurs-Analyse; Copular Clauses; Information Structure and Prosody; Discourse-Embedding; NP Structure and Nominal Reference; Semantik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik; EA; E101; BB; BC

In studies of copular clauses, the relation between specificational and predicative clauses has been a contentious issue. While most studies agree on the analysis of predicative clauses, specificational clauses have sparked much debate. A key concern is how specificational clauses with indefinite ‘variable’ NP (e.g. "A popular holiday go-to is Rome") compare to, and contrast with, other copular clauses, especially specificational clauses with definite ‘variable’ NP (e.g. "The main can’t-miss in Italy is Rome") and predicative clauses with indefinite predicate nominative (e.g. "Rome is a great city"). This book addresses this concern by offering a functional-structural analysis of these three clause types in terms of their common characteristics and distinguishing features. The analysis of the clauses’ structure and meaning is substantiated by evidence from corpus research which probes into various aspects of their actual usage (e.g. information structure and prosody, discourse-embedding). In doing so, the book offers an empirical basis for testing existing assumptions about predicative and specificational clauses, while also providing new insights into the interaction between the grammar and discourse usage of copular clauses.