Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgements xiii
5. List of Figures and Tables xvii
6. Notational Conventions xix
7. Abbreviations xxi
8. 1. Introduction 1
9. 2. Database 13
10. 3. The syntax of the ba -construction 17
11. 4. Previous approaches 67
12. 5. The hypothesis of discourse dramaticity 113
13. 6. Cognitive salience as discourse dramaticity 125
14. 7. Subjectivity and emotionality as discourse dramaticity 211
15. 8. An interim conclusion 241
16. 9 The pragmatization of the ba -construction 245
17. 10. Final remarks 297
18. Notes 301
19. References 309
20. Text material 327
21. Author index 329
22. Subject index 333