Languages and cultures in contrast and comparison / edited by María de los Ángeles Gómez-González, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Elsa M. González Álvarez.

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9789027290526
9027290520
9786612105401
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Contents:

Languages and Cultures in Contrast and Comparison; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Contributors; Introduction; part i; Information Structure; Theme zones in contrast; An analysis of their linguistic realization in the communicative act of a non-acceptance; Last things first; Contrastive perspectives on cleft sentences; The position of adverbials and the pragmatic organization of the sentence; A comparison of French and Dutch; part ii; Lexis in Contrast; Swedish verbs of perception from a typological and contrastive perspective.

Summary: This volume explores various hitherto under-researched relationships between languages and their discourse-cultural settings. The first two sections analyze the complex interplay between lexico-grammatical organization and communicative contexts. Part I focuses on structural options in syntax, deepening the analysis of information-packaging strategies. Part II turns to lexical studies, covering such matters as human perception and emotion, the psychological understanding of 'home' and 'abroad', the development of children's emotional life and the relation between lexical choice and sexual orie.

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This volume explores various hitherto under-researched relationships between languages and their discourse-cultural settings. The first two sections analyze the complex interplay between lexico-grammatical organization and communicative contexts. Part I focuses on structural options in syntax, deepening the analysis of information-packaging strategies. Part II turns to lexical studies, covering such matters as human perception and emotion, the psychological understanding of 'home' and 'abroad', the development of children's emotional life and the relation between lexical choice and sexual orie.

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