Discourse Particles in Asian Languages Volume II

Discourse Particles in Asian Languages Volume II
Author: Hiroki Nomoto
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2023-08-29
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1351057731

This volume is the second in a two-part collection of research on discourse particles focusing exclusively on the languages of Asia from the perspective of formal as well as non-formal semantics and pragmatics. Despite increasing interest in discourse particles, most research in the area (particularly within formal semantics and pragmatics) focuses on a restricted set of languages, and there has been little consensus on the proper formal treatment of particles. The term "discourse particles" has been used to cover a broad range of phenomena, including such things as "sentence-final particles," "discourse adverbs," and other related phenomena. In recent years, there has been extensive development of the formal approach to discourse particles, which often treats these words as devices for marking information updates. It is vital however, to extend this data to non-Western languages, like Malay, Thai, or Vietnamese. These two volumes are the first to give an exclusive focus on particles in non-European languages (in this case, Asian languages), from the perspective of formal and non-formal semantics and pragmatics. This second volume includes chapters on Tagalog, Kimaragang Dusun (Malaysia), Malay, Singlish (Colloquial Singapore English), Thai, and Vietnamese. The chapters are informed by recent theoretical work in formal and non-formal semantics and pragmatics relating to the meaning of particles. The collection contributes to our theoretical understanding of the meaning of discourse particles and to empirical knowledge of discourse particles in the languages of Asia. It will be of interest to postgraduate students and scholars of semantics and pragmatics.

Genre in Language, Discourse and Cognition

Genre in Language, Discourse and Cognition
Author: Ninke Stukker
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2016-05-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110467984

The study of genre is scattered across research disciplines. This volume offers an integrative perspective starting from the assumption that genres are cognitive constructs, recognized, maintained and employed by members of a given discourse community. Its central questions are: What does genre knowledge consist of? How is it organized in cognition? How is it applied in discourse production and interpretation? How is it reflected in language use?

Grammar and Inference in Conversation

Grammar and Inference in Conversation
Author: Michael C. Ewing
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2005-12-21
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027293902

This study analyzes how morphosyntactic structures and information flow characteristics are used by interlocutors in producing and understanding clauses in conversational Javanese, focusing on the Cirebon variety of the language. While some clauses display grammatical mechanisms used to code their structure explicitly and redundantly, many other clauses include few if any of these grammatical resources. These extremes mark a cline between the morphosyntactic and paratactic expression of clauses. The situation is thrown into relief by the frequency of unexpressed referents and conversationalists’ heavy reliance on shared experience and cultural knowledge. In all cases, pragmatic inference grounded in the interactional context is essential for establishing not only the discourse functions, but indeed also the very structure of clauses in conversational Javanese. This study contributes to our understanding of transitivity, emergent constituency, prosodic organization and the co-construction of meaning and structure by conversational interlocutors.

Discourse Particles in Asian Languages

Discourse Particles in Asian Languages
Author: Hiroki Nomoto
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024
Genre: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
ISBN: 9781351057721

This volume is the second in a two-part collection of research on discourse particles focusing exclusively on the languages of Asia from the perspective of formal as well as non-formal semantics and pragmatics. Despite increasing interest in discourse particles, most research in the area (particularly within formal semantics and pragmatics) focuses on a restricted set of languages, and there has been little consensus on the proper formal treatment of particles. The term "discourse particles" has been used to cover a broad range of phenomena, including such things as "sentence-final particles," "discourse adverbs," and other related phenomena. In recent years, there has been extensive development of the formal approach to discourse particles, which often treats these words as devices for marking information updates. It is vital however, to extend this data to non-Western languages, like Malay, Thai, or Vietnamese. These two volumes are the first to give an exclusive focus on particles in non-European languages (in this case, Asian languages), from the perspective of formal and non-formal semantics and pragmatics. This second volume includes chapters on Tagalog, Kimaragang Dusun (Malaysia), Malay, Singlish (Colloquial Singapore English), Thai, and Vietnamese. The chapters are informed by recent theoretical work in formal and non-formal semantics and pragmatics relating to the meaning of particles. The collection contributes to our theoretical understanding of the meaning of discourse particles and to empirical knowledge of discourse particles in the languages of Asia. It will be of interest to postgraduate students and scholars of semantics and pragmatics.

The Aesthetics of Grammar

The Aesthetics of Grammar
Author: Jeffrey P. Williams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2014
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1107007127

This book provides a detailed comparative overview of an array of elaborate grammatical resources used in Southeast Asian languages.

Pedagogical Grammar and Grammar Pedagogy in Chinese as a Second Language

Pedagogical Grammar and Grammar Pedagogy in Chinese as a Second Language
Author: Fangyuan Yuan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2022-09-30
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1000719340

Pedagogical Grammar and Grammar Pedagogy in Chinese as a Second Language is the first book in the field of Chinese as a second language that brings together one overview article and eleven research studies surrounding the key words "grammar" "pedagogy" and "Chinese as a second language." The book is a dedication to the 60th anniversary of the Chinese Language Teachers Association – U.S. The studies included draw on different theoretical frameworks, adopt a range of methodological strategies, and address the questions of how grammatical knowledge should be effectively presented and in what capacity grammar competence could be better developed in and outside classrooms, based on which pedagogical recommendations and implications are advanced. The publication of this monograph is aimed at three goals: to promote a dialogue between the field of Chinese as a second language and general field of second/foreign language teaching and learning; to bridge a link among researchers in Chinese linguistics and Chinese applied linguistics; and to establish a closer tie between research and classroom practices in L2 Chinese. This monograph is intended for Chinese instructors, teacher educators, and graduate students and ideally suited for graduate courses and teacher training programs. It also provides insights for curriculum developers, material writers, and administrators.

Eastern Kayah Li

Eastern Kayah Li
Author: David B. Solnit
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780824817435

Presents the first full length study of a Karen dialect not before described in linguistic literature. The book is divided into three sections; grammar, texts and Kayah Li-English glossary. There is also an English-Kayah index of short glosses.