Contrastive negation constructions in Israeli Hebrew
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Anna Inbar
Abstract
This study explores the functions of Hebrew Contrastive Negation constructions (CNs), which are usually considered grammatical patterns that combine the rejection of an accessible background assumption or an accessible claim in the discourse via its substitution, with the two being construed as alternatives. The study elaborates on discourse contexts that require the use of such constructions and shows that the pragmatics of CN motivates not only the existence of the construction, but also the choice of the particular gestural patterns coordinated with it. In line with recent developments of multimodal accounts of constructions (e.g., Lanwer, 2017; Schoonjans, 2017; Steen & Turner, 2013; Zima & Bergs, 2017), I propose that co-speech gestures should be viewed as an integral part of CNs in Hebrew.
Abstract
This study explores the functions of Hebrew Contrastive Negation constructions (CNs), which are usually considered grammatical patterns that combine the rejection of an accessible background assumption or an accessible claim in the discourse via its substitution, with the two being construed as alternatives. The study elaborates on discourse contexts that require the use of such constructions and shows that the pragmatics of CN motivates not only the existence of the construction, but also the choice of the particular gestural patterns coordinated with it. In line with recent developments of multimodal accounts of constructions (e.g., Lanwer, 2017; Schoonjans, 2017; Steen & Turner, 2013; Zima & Bergs, 2017), I propose that co-speech gestures should be viewed as an integral part of CNs in Hebrew.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Grammar and multimodality 1
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Part I. Challenges for multimodal Construction Grammar; conventionality and integration of multimodal features
- Construction Grammar, multimodal communication, and design features of language 26
- Multimodality, conventionality and inheritance in dialogic constructions 38
- Utterance comprehension in spontaneous speech 69
- The prosody of list constructions 116
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Part II. Multimodal aspects of constructions; language-specific features and cross-linguistic generalizations
- A multimodal approach to coordination in spontaneous conversation 154
- An evidential function of raised eyebrows in interaction 190
- Towards a functional perspective on multimodal constructions 220
- Contrastive negation constructions in Israeli Hebrew 251
- Pragmatic and prosodic aspects of the negative directive ðe mu les? (‘tell me’) in Greek conversation 285
- Subject index 313
- Constructions index 317
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Grammar and multimodality 1
-
Part I. Challenges for multimodal Construction Grammar; conventionality and integration of multimodal features
- Construction Grammar, multimodal communication, and design features of language 26
- Multimodality, conventionality and inheritance in dialogic constructions 38
- Utterance comprehension in spontaneous speech 69
- The prosody of list constructions 116
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Part II. Multimodal aspects of constructions; language-specific features and cross-linguistic generalizations
- A multimodal approach to coordination in spontaneous conversation 154
- An evidential function of raised eyebrows in interaction 190
- Towards a functional perspective on multimodal constructions 220
- Contrastive negation constructions in Israeli Hebrew 251
- Pragmatic and prosodic aspects of the negative directive ðe mu les? (‘tell me’) in Greek conversation 285
- Subject index 313
- Constructions index 317
