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I like that damn paper – Three comments on Christopher Potts' The expressive dimension.
- Source :
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Theoretical Linguistics . May2007, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p247-254. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The article refers to "The centrality of expressive indices," by Christopher Potts, and to the expressive dimension in linguistic theory. The commentary focuses on the accessibility and non-accessibility of expressive content in relation to descriptive meanings, the internal structure of expressive indices, and the semantics of discourse particles relative to emotional language. Examples include a negative interpretation of descriptive content, or the word "bastard," when the term is in a syntactic predicate position. The type-shift account and syntax-semantics interface are mentioned.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03014428
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Theoretical Linguistics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32585510
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/TL.2007.018