FYI : theory and typology of information packaging

Authors	N. Smit
Supervisors	P.C. Hengeveld
Cosupervisors	E.O. Aboh
Award date	22-04-2010
ISBN	9789085705093
Number of pages	342
Publisher	Zutphen: Wöhrmann Print Service
Organisations	Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC)
Abstract	The shape of linguistic expressions is conditioned by the speaker’s assumptions about the addressee’s state of knowledge. Languages differ in the extent to which such information packaging has an impact on morphology and syntax, and in the oppositions that they mark or neutralize. Couched in the theory of Functional Discourse Grammar, this study presents a proposal how information packaging may be subjected to a systematic typological investigation.
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: Universiteit van Amsterdam
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Front cover Title pages Contents Acknowledgements List of tables List of figures Abbreviations 1: Draping the dress of thought 2: Core concepts 3: The Discourse Bulletin Board 4: Functional Discourse Grammar 5: Informational articulations 6: Setting the stage 7: Qualitative analysis 8: Quantitative analysis 9: Epilogue Appendix References Summary in English Samenvatting in het Nederlands (Summary in Dutch) Curriculum vitae Back cover
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