The relevance of deixis in the description of the predicative relative clause
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Kirsten Jeppesen Kragh
Abstract
In previous studies we have argued for the relevance of the deictic approach to the description of the particular kind of relative clause in Romance languages used especially after verbs of perception (French: Je le vois qui arrive, Italian: Lo vedo che arriva). In this study we focus on the relation between verbs of perception and presentative constructions (French: Le voilà qui arrive, Italian: Eccolo che arriva). Preliminary studies indicate that the construction occurs most frequently in oral language in both French and Italian and diachronic analyses show that occurrences of the construction are first found in informal speech, later spreading to more formal registers. The use of the construction seems to be linked to concrete situations of communication, which physically involve the presence of a speaker and a listener.
Abstract
In previous studies we have argued for the relevance of the deictic approach to the description of the particular kind of relative clause in Romance languages used especially after verbs of perception (French: Je le vois qui arrive, Italian: Lo vedo che arriva). In this study we focus on the relation between verbs of perception and presentative constructions (French: Le voilà qui arrive, Italian: Eccolo che arriva). Preliminary studies indicate that the construction occurs most frequently in oral language in both French and Italian and diachronic analyses show that occurrences of the construction are first found in informal speech, later spreading to more formal registers. The use of the construction seems to be linked to concrete situations of communication, which physically involve the presence of a speaker and a listener.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction to deixis and pronouns in Romance languages 1
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Part I. Deixis and grammatical paradigms
- Deixis and person in the development of Greek personal pronominal paradigms 19
- First person strong pronouns in spoken French 33
- Preservation, modification, and innovation. Paradigmatic reorganisation of the system of personal pronouns – from Latin into Modern Italian 49
- On the grammar of kinship 69
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Part II. Deixis and impersonality
- Impersonality in Spanish personal pronouns 87
- The Spanish impersonal se -construction 109
- Diaphasic variation and change in French pronouns 125
- Clitic subjects in French text messages 147
- The use of personal deixis as an ideological instrument in Spanish political discourse 171
- Cognitive collages and other mental representations of address forms and strategies 189
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Part IV. Deixis and the verbal system
- The relevance of deixis in the description of the predicative relative clause 207
- The marking of person deixis in the French future system – a diachronic approach 227
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Part V. Deixis in a metalinguistic perspective
- Place deixis in the 16th century grammars of Italy 253
- Deixis and reference in the treatment of personal pronouns and demonstratives in Francesco Soave 273
- Name index 285
- Subject index 287
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction to deixis and pronouns in Romance languages 1
-
Part I. Deixis and grammatical paradigms
- Deixis and person in the development of Greek personal pronominal paradigms 19
- First person strong pronouns in spoken French 33
- Preservation, modification, and innovation. Paradigmatic reorganisation of the system of personal pronouns – from Latin into Modern Italian 49
- On the grammar of kinship 69
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Part II. Deixis and impersonality
- Impersonality in Spanish personal pronouns 87
- The Spanish impersonal se -construction 109
- Diaphasic variation and change in French pronouns 125
- Clitic subjects in French text messages 147
- The use of personal deixis as an ideological instrument in Spanish political discourse 171
- Cognitive collages and other mental representations of address forms and strategies 189
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Part IV. Deixis and the verbal system
- The relevance of deixis in the description of the predicative relative clause 207
- The marking of person deixis in the French future system – a diachronic approach 227
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Part V. Deixis in a metalinguistic perspective
- Place deixis in the 16th century grammars of Italy 253
- Deixis and reference in the treatment of personal pronouns and demonstratives in Francesco Soave 273
- Name index 285
- Subject index 287
