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The Expressivity of Grammar: Grammatical Devices Expressing Emotion across Time: 25 (Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL], 25) - Hardcover

Book 41 of 111: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

Hübler, Axel

 
9783110157802: The Expressivity of Grammar: Grammatical Devices Expressing Emotion across Time: 25 (Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL], 25)

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The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.

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This study investigates the way in which the speaker's attitude to what is said is simplicity coded in grammar. It argues that expressivity should be assigned a more central position than linguistic theory has sofar conceded.

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