The study of person reference stands at the cross-roads of linguistics, anthropology and psychology. As one aspect of an ethnography of communication, this book deals with a single problem — how one knows who is being talked about in conversation — from a rich and varied ethnographic perspective. Through a combination of grammatical agreement and free pronouns, Bininj Gunwok possesses a pronominal system that, according to current theoretical accounts in linguistics, should facilitate clear cut reference. However, the descriptions of Bininj Gunwok conversation in this volume demonstrate that frequently a vast gulf lies between knowing that, say, an object is '3rd singular', and actually knowing who it refers to. Achieving reference to people in Bininj Gunwok can involve a delicate and refined set of calculations which are part of a deliberate and artful way of speaking. Speakers draw on a diverse set of grammatical and lexical devices all underpinned by shared knowledge about a diverse range of social relationships and cultural practices.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9789027202949
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-90-272-0294-9
- Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Erscheinungstermin: 14.11.2013
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2013
- Serie: Culture and Language Use
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 760 g
- Seiten: 274
- Format (B x H): 164 x 245 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt