Twins Stories - Participant Coding in Yagua Narrative

Klappentext This work is a quantitative discourse study of referential devices in Yagua! a relatively unstudied language of the Amazon basin. Of particular interest are folktales in which the major participants are matched pairs! and which involve extensive use of direct speech. A major finding is that the indices of "Referential Distance" and "Persistence" quantify distinct functional domains. Zusammenfassung This work is a quantitative discourse study of referential devices in Yagua, a relatively unstudied language of the Amazon basin. Of particular interest are folktales in which the major participants are matched pairs, and which involve extensive use of direct speech. A major finding is that the indices of "Referential Distance" and "Persistence" quantify distinct functional domains.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas E. Payne, Payne Thomas E.
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.02.1993
• EAN: 9780520097742
• ISBN: 978-0-520-09774-2
• Pagine: 236
• Serie: University of California Publi; UC Publications in Linguistics; University of California Publi
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General