The imperative of intentional visual perception as a pragmatic marker
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Daniël Van Olmen
Abstract
This article is a synchronic study of the imperatives of intentional visual perception as pragmatic markers in English and Dutch. It examines the frequency of ‘look’ and kijk in spoken language, the types of text in which they occur and, above all, the way in which they are used. On the basis of cross-linguistic data from Romance, the article explores the development of the various uses of the imperative of intentional visual perception. It also addresses the question whether this development is a case of grammaticalization or not.
Abstract
This article is a synchronic study of the imperatives of intentional visual perception as pragmatic markers in English and Dutch. It examines the frequency of ‘look’ and kijk in spoken language, the types of text in which they occur and, above all, the way in which they are used. On the basis of cross-linguistic data from Romance, the article explores the development of the various uses of the imperative of intentional visual perception. It also addresses the question whether this development is a case of grammaticalization or not.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction: How false friends give true hints about pragmatic markers 1
- Semantic change 11
- Degrees of pragmaticalization 37
- “You’re absolutely right!!” 65
- The imperative of intentional visual perception as a pragmatic marker 95
- É vida, olha… : Imperatives as discourse markers and grammaticalization paths in Romance 117
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Reviews
- Gaétane Dostie, Pragmaticalisation et marqueurs discursifs: analyse sémantique et traitement lexicographique 141
- Karin Aijmer and Anne-Marie Simon-Vandenbergen (eds), Pragmatic Markers in Contrast 148
- Richard Waltereit, Abtönung. Zur Pragmatik und historischen Semantik von Modalpartikeln und ihren funktionalen Äquivalenten in romanischen Sprachen 153
- Index 159
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction: How false friends give true hints about pragmatic markers 1
- Semantic change 11
- Degrees of pragmaticalization 37
- “You’re absolutely right!!” 65
- The imperative of intentional visual perception as a pragmatic marker 95
- É vida, olha… : Imperatives as discourse markers and grammaticalization paths in Romance 117
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Reviews
- Gaétane Dostie, Pragmaticalisation et marqueurs discursifs: analyse sémantique et traitement lexicographique 141
- Karin Aijmer and Anne-Marie Simon-Vandenbergen (eds), Pragmatic Markers in Contrast 148
- Richard Waltereit, Abtönung. Zur Pragmatik und historischen Semantik von Modalpartikeln und ihren funktionalen Äquivalenten in romanischen Sprachen 153
- Index 159
