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A theory of indexical shift : meaning, grammar, and crosslinguistic variation
- Title
- A theory of indexical shift : meaning, grammar, and crosslinguistic variation / Amy Rose Deal.
- Author
- Deal, Amy Rose
- Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020]
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- Description
- xiv, 177 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This book answers both the 'what' and the 'why' question raised by indexical shift in crosslinguistic perspective. What are the possible profiles of an indexical shifting language, and why do we find these profiles and not various equally conceivable others? Drawing both from the literature (published and unpublished) and from original fieldwork on the language Nez Perce, Amy Rose Deal puts forward several major generalizations about indexical shift crosslinguistically and present a theory that attempts to explain them. This account has consequences for the way we think about the semantics of attitude verbs, the nature of contexts, the typology of first person, and the relationship between indexicals and logophors, of course along with numerous consequences for the analysis of particular languages (e.g. Nez Perce, Uyghur, Korean, English, Zazaki, Amharic, Mishar Tatar). The book contains numerous glossed examples from a range of languages (including a detailed description of Nez Perce indexical shift, based on original fieldwork, as described above); a bibliography; and an appendix providing grammatical background about Nez Perce"--
- Series Statement
- Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 82
- Uniform Title
- Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 82.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Indexicals and operators: a Nez Perce case study -- 3. Shifty asymmetries -- 4. Extending the theory -- 5. Beyond indexical shift -- 6. Conclusions -- A. Remarks on Shift Together -- B. Nez Perce grammatical background -- Notes -- Bibliography.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-3028
- ISBN
- 9780262044189
- 0262044188
- 9780262539210
- 0262539217
- LCCN
- 2019049201
- OCLC
- 1128063830
- Author
- Deal, Amy Rose, author.
- Title
- A theory of indexical shift : meaning, grammar, and crosslinguistic variation / Amy Rose Deal.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 82Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 82.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-3028