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The Interactive Stance

By Jonathan Ginzburg

The Interactive Stance

By Jonathan Ginzburg

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This book presents one of the first attempts at developing a precise, grammatically rooted, theory of conversation motivated by data from real conversations. The theory has descriptive reach from the micro-conversational -- e.g. self-repair at the word level -- to macro-level phenomena such as multi-party conversation and the characterization of distinct conversational genres. It draws on extensive corpus studies of the British National Corpus, on evidence from language acquisition, and on computer simulations of language evolution. The theory provides accounts of the opening, middle game, and closing stages of conversation. It also offers a new perspective on traditional semantic concerns such as quantification and anaphora. The Interactive Stance challenges orthodox views of grammar by arguing that, unless we wish to exclude from analysis a large body of frequently occurring words and constructions, the right way to construe grammar is as a system that characterizes types of talk in interaction.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
432
Release Date:
2012-03-21
Publication Date:
2012-01-12
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199697922
ISBN13:
9780199697922
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
810 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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