Connectives and Discourse Relations

List of contents

1. Defining connectives and discourse relations; 2. Theoretical models of discourse relations; 3. Connectives: meanings and functions; 4. Connectives between syntax and discourse; 5. The evolution of connectives' meanings; 6. Processing and understanding discourse relations and connectives; 7. Discourse relations and connectives across languages and genres; 8. Acquiring connectives in a first language; 9. Mastering connectives in a second language; Conclusion.

About the author

Sandrine Zufferey is a professor at the Institute of French Language and Literature, University of Bern, Switzerland. She is the author of two research monographs on the topic of language acquisition and pragmatics, and the co-author of four textbooks. She has also published extensively on the topic of discourse connectives.Liesbeth Degand is a professor at the Institute for Language and Communication, UCLouvain, Belgium. She is an experienced project leader of international research networks in the area of discourse markers. She has published extensively on the categorization of discourse markers as linguistic expressions at the discourse-grammar interface.

Summary

Illustrated with a wide range of examples, this book provides an introduction to the meanings and functions of connectives, and the discourse relations they communicate. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

Foreword

Provides a cutting-edge yet accessible introduction to connectives and discourse relations, with examples from a range of languages.

Product details

• Authors: Liesbeth Degand, Degand Liesbeth, Sandrine Zufferey, Sandrine (University of Bern Zufferey, Zufferey Sandrine
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2024
• EAN: 9781108832991
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83299-1
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics; Key Topics in Semantics and Pr
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc