Andrej A. Kibrik
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199215805
- eISBN:
- 9780191728426
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199215805.003.0001
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Psycholinguistics / Neurolinguistics / Cognitive Linguistics, Semantics and Pragmatics
This introductory chapter presents the most preliminary account of the nature of referents and reference and demonstrates their importance. Reference is, first and foremost a discourse phenomenon and ...
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This introductory chapter presents the most preliminary account of the nature of referents and reference and demonstrates their importance. Reference is, first and foremost a discourse phenomenon and can properly be understood only as a part of a larger enterprise — the linguistic discipline known as discourse analysis. The approach to reference adopted in this book is cognitive in nature — that is, overt linguistic phenomena are explained in terms of underlying cognitive processes. But this book is also typological, that is, interested in linguistic diversity. The combination of the discourse perspective with cognitive interpretation and with the panoramic typological picture, outlined in Section 1.7 of this chpater, constitutes the spirit of this book. Sections 1.8 and 1.9 address methodological and terminological issues, respectively.Less
This introductory chapter presents the most preliminary account of the nature of referents and reference and demonstrates their importance. Reference is, first and foremost a discourse phenomenon and can properly be understood only as a part of a larger enterprise — the linguistic discipline known as discourse analysis. The approach to reference adopted in this book is cognitive in nature — that is, overt linguistic phenomena are explained in terms of underlying cognitive processes. But this book is also typological, that is, interested in linguistic diversity. The combination of the discourse perspective with cognitive interpretation and with the panoramic typological picture, outlined in Section 1.7 of this chpater, constitutes the spirit of this book. Sections 1.8 and 1.9 address methodological and terminological issues, respectively.
Bjorn Hammarberg
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748635115
- eISBN:
- 9780748651504
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748635115.001.0001
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and Pedagogy
This book brings together six case studies of an adult multilingual speaker who acquires a new language through social interaction. It deals especially with the multilingual situation, the learner's ...
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This book brings together six case studies of an adult multilingual speaker who acquires a new language through social interaction. It deals especially with the multilingual situation, the learner's acquisitional activities, and the involvement of background languages in the process of speaking. The book offers a coherent study of various linguistic phenomena in one individual, including patterns and functions of language switching, word search in interaction, hypothetical construction of words, and articulatory settings in speaking. The main languages involved are English (L1), German (L2), and Swedish (L3). The activation of these languages in the learner's speech is examined in a cognitive perspective in relation to current models of the speaking process. A longitudinal corpus of NNS-NS conversations covering 21 months from the beginner stage provides the main data for these studies. The book highlights the significance of prior L2 knowledge in L3 performance.Less
This book brings together six case studies of an adult multilingual speaker who acquires a new language through social interaction. It deals especially with the multilingual situation, the learner's acquisitional activities, and the involvement of background languages in the process of speaking. The book offers a coherent study of various linguistic phenomena in one individual, including patterns and functions of language switching, word search in interaction, hypothetical construction of words, and articulatory settings in speaking. The main languages involved are English (L1), German (L2), and Swedish (L3). The activation of these languages in the learner's speech is examined in a cognitive perspective in relation to current models of the speaking process. A longitudinal corpus of NNS-NS conversations covering 21 months from the beginner stage provides the main data for these studies. The book highlights the significance of prior L2 knowledge in L3 performance.
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780804755214
- eISBN:
- 9780804769976
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804755214.003.0004
- Subject:
- Philosophy, General
This chapter traces how Jacques Derrida developed his thinking about universality and particularity in his work on questions of language, and explores how he launched a new “thematization” of ...
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This chapter traces how Jacques Derrida developed his thinking about universality and particularity in his work on questions of language, and explores how he launched a new “thematization” of language based on his “Introduction” to Edmund Husserl's “The Origin of Geometry.” It suggests that this thematization led to insights about the interplay of singularity and universality in language, especially with respect to proper names and the question of translation. The chapter also considers the influence of Derrida's work on linguistic phenomena on his philosophical nationality project.Less
This chapter traces how Jacques Derrida developed his thinking about universality and particularity in his work on questions of language, and explores how he launched a new “thematization” of language based on his “Introduction” to Edmund Husserl's “The Origin of Geometry.” It suggests that this thematization led to insights about the interplay of singularity and universality in language, especially with respect to proper names and the question of translation. The chapter also considers the influence of Derrida's work on linguistic phenomena on his philosophical nationality project.
Rachel Stanworth
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- November 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198525110
- eISBN:
- 9780191730504
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198525110.003.0013
- Subject:
- Palliative Care, Patient Care and End-of-Life Decision Making, Palliative Medicine Research
This chapter discusses the archetypal stranger, which also emerges as an archetypal product of the psyche and as a linguistic phenomenon that involves archetypal metaphors. It discusses the two ...
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This chapter discusses the archetypal stranger, which also emerges as an archetypal product of the psyche and as a linguistic phenomenon that involves archetypal metaphors. It discusses the two themes that highlight specific tensions: non-recognition of one's own self and non-recognition of oneself by others. It also looks at metaphors of estrangement, which are powerful mediators of patient experience.Less
This chapter discusses the archetypal stranger, which also emerges as an archetypal product of the psyche and as a linguistic phenomenon that involves archetypal metaphors. It discusses the two themes that highlight specific tensions: non-recognition of one's own self and non-recognition of oneself by others. It also looks at metaphors of estrangement, which are powerful mediators of patient experience.
Rutger J. Allan
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- January 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780198848295
- eISBN:
- 9780191882845
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198848295.003.0002
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Literary Studies: Classical, Early, and Medieval
A well-known psychological effect triggered by narrative texts is the reader’s (or listener’s) experience of being mentally drawn into the storyworld, a feeling which is often referred to as ...
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A well-known psychological effect triggered by narrative texts is the reader’s (or listener’s) experience of being mentally drawn into the storyworld, a feeling which is often referred to as immersion. The intensity of the experience of being immersed is not only dependent on various cognitive and emotional propensities of the immersed subject but also determined by particular features of the narrative text. The more a text enables the reader to construct an embodied simulation of the described situation, the more intense the immersive experience will be. Linguistic phenomena relevant to immersion are tense-aspect, modality, deixis, discourse markers, and subjective-evaluative vocabulary. Narrative techniques contributing to immersion include descriptions rich in sensorimotor information, scenic spatial and temporal organization, character focalization, narratorial covertness, and the creation of empathy and suspense. This chapter explores the wide range of linguistic and narratological features brought into play to effect an immersive experience, discussing a number of immersive (and non-immersive) passages from Homer and Thucydides.Less
A well-known psychological effect triggered by narrative texts is the reader’s (or listener’s) experience of being mentally drawn into the storyworld, a feeling which is often referred to as immersion. The intensity of the experience of being immersed is not only dependent on various cognitive and emotional propensities of the immersed subject but also determined by particular features of the narrative text. The more a text enables the reader to construct an embodied simulation of the described situation, the more intense the immersive experience will be. Linguistic phenomena relevant to immersion are tense-aspect, modality, deixis, discourse markers, and subjective-evaluative vocabulary. Narrative techniques contributing to immersion include descriptions rich in sensorimotor information, scenic spatial and temporal organization, character focalization, narratorial covertness, and the creation of empathy and suspense. This chapter explores the wide range of linguistic and narratological features brought into play to effect an immersive experience, discussing a number of immersive (and non-immersive) passages from Homer and Thucydides.
