Prominence in Austronesian

Bethwyn Evans (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3110735415 / ISBN 13: 9783110735413

Published by De Gruyter, 2024

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Prominence in Austronesian | Bethwyn Evans (u. a.) | Buch | VI | Englisch | 2024 | De Gruyter | EAN 9783110735413 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, productsafety[at]degruyterbrill[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prominence in Austronesian
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110735415
• ISBN 13: 9783110735413
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 230W x 155H x 15D millimeters 230 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 610 grams
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Synopsis

The cognitive concept of prominence is increasingly seen as key to understanding the organisation of grammar. This volume explores the encoding of prominence in languages from across the Austronesian family. The contributions show how prominence is relevant to understanding asymmetries at different levels of grammatical structure, from discourse and information structure to argument expression and socio-pragmatics. Moreover, common themes across contributions point to crosslinguistic tendencies that underpin the conventionalisation of communicative patterns for coordinating interlocutors' attention, and to points of departure for further crosslinguistic exploration of how grammatical asymmetries can be explained in terms of prominence.

About the Author

Bethwyn Evans, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; Åshild Næss and Jozina Vander Klok, University of Oslo, Norway.