Functional Grammar and Verbal Interaction: 44 (Studies in Language Companion Series) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 9027230471 ISBN 13: 9789027230478

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 1998

Synopsis

Functional Grammar (FG) as set out by Simon Dik is the ambitious combination of a functionalist approach to the study of language with a consistent formalization of the underlying structures which it recognizes as relevant. The present volume represents the attempts made within the FG framework to expand the theory so as to cover a wider empirical domain than is usual for highly formalized linguistic theories, namely that of written and spoken discourse, while retaining its methodological precision. The book covers an array of phenomena, both from monologue and from dialogue material, relating to discourse structure, speaker aims and goals, action theory, the flow of information, illocutionary force, modality, etc. The central question underlying most of the contributions concerns the relation between, and the division of labour between the existing grammatical module of FG on the one hand, and a discourse or pragmatic module capable of handling such discourse phenomena on the other. What emerges are new proposals for the formal treatment of for instance illocutionary force and the informational status of constituents. Many of the data discussed are from ‘real’ language rather than being invented, and samples from various languages other than English
(Spanish, Polish, Latin, French) are examined and used as illustrations of the theoretical problem to be solved.
Readership: theoretical linguists and discourse and conversation analysts

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HANNAY, M. / A. M. BOLKESTEIN, EDS. FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR AND VERBAL INTERACTION[HARDBACK]. AMSTERDAM, 1998, xii 308 p.,. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.

Synopsis

The contents of this volume are with two expeptions a selection form the papers given at the Seventh International Conference on Functional Grammer, which was held at the University of Cordoba, Spain, from 23 to 27 September 1996. Part One contains contributions which offer different perspectives on the question of developing functional grammer (FG) into a functional grammer of discourse. Part Two deals with the tension between the propositional and in particular the illocutionary laeyer of the layered clause model on the one hand and speech and act theory on the other. The third and final part of the text offers contributions on what has been traditionally seen as the pragmatic component of the FG model, matters relating to pragmatic functions and pragmatically prominent positions in clause structure. Each of the parts starts off with a paper which challenges the existing assumptions concerning the division of labour between the grammatical domain and other components of a model of the natural language user.

The papers which follow then offer analyses of particular discourse phenomena, offering confirmation of the value of a grammatical model which is discourse sensitive and in a number of cases offering refinements to the exisiting model. Each part ends with a paper which broadens the horizon, either by making proposalsfor FG taking on board new concepts from other theories or by adapting an approach which differs markedly from mainstream FG practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027230471
• ISBN 13: 9789027230478
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 322
• Editor: Hannay Mike, Bolkestein A. Machtelt