A Theory of Indexical Shift
Meaning, Grammar, and Crosslinguistic Variation
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2021
Summary
The phenomenon of indexical shift—whereby indexicals embedded in speech or attitude reports draw their meaning from an attitude event rather than the utterance context—has been reported in languages spanning five continents and at least ten language families.
In this book, Amy Rose Deal offers a comprehensive overview of the semantics and syntax of indexical shift and develops a constrained typology of the phenomenon across languages—a picture of variation that is both rich enough to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262539210 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262539217 |
| Author: | Amy Rose Deal |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 328g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Linguistic Inquiry Monographs |
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About The Author
Amy Rose Deal
Amy Rose Deal is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, where she is also Affiliated Faculty in the Philosophy Department.
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