This work is a quantitative discourse study of referential devices in Yagua, a relatively unstudied language of the Amazon basin. Of particular interest are folktales in which the major participants are matched pairs, and which involve extensive use of direct speech. A major finding is that the indices of "Referential Distance" and "Persistence" quantify distinct functional domains.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780520097742
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-520-09774-2
- Verlag: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
- Erscheinungstermin: 28.02.1993
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 1993
- Serie: UC Publications in Linguistics
- Produktform: Kartoniert, Trade Paperback
- Gewicht: 417 g
- Seiten: 236
- Format (B x H x T): 178 x 254 x 13 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt