Pragmatik der Demonstrativpronomina in Den Iberoromanischen Sprachen |
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| Author:
| Jungbluth, Konstanze |
| Series title: | Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für Romanische Philologie Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-188037-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $210.00 |
Book Description:
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Whereas in Spanish the tradition of three demonstrative pronouns remains unbroken, the paradigms of modern Catalan and Brazilian Portuguese are exclusively dual in this respect. The dyad encompassing the speaker and hearer(s) controls the usage of these pronouns. It defines the different spaces that can be characterized as inside and outside, speaker-sided and hearer-sided, proximal, medial, and distal. For purposes of comparison, German, Finnish, and Japanese are drawn upon alongside...
More DescriptionWhereas in Spanish the tradition of three demonstrative pronouns remains unbroken, the paradigms of modern Catalan and Brazilian Portuguese are exclusively dual in this respect. The dyad encompassing the speaker and hearer(s) controls the usage of these pronouns. It defines the different spaces that can be characterized as inside and outside, speaker-sided and hearer-sided, proximal, medial, and distal. For purposes of comparison, German, Finnish, and Japanese are drawn upon alongside the Romance languages.