Expressing Surprise at the Crossroads

Mirativity, Exclamativity and Cooptation in Romance Languages

283 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Expressing Surprise at the Crossroads has as its aim to evaluate the impact of mirativity in Romance languages or –expressed differently– to determine how these languages apprehend surprise and related notions as linguistic devices. The different contributions included in the book point to revealing conclusions concerning the status of surprise in Romance as well as the place that mirativity occupies (if any) in the grammar of these languages. In this vein, the volume tries to answer questions such as to what extent do interactional contexts influence the development of mirative structures or how is the solidarity synchrony / diachrony reflected in mirative constructions.

• Reihe: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
• Themen: Sprache und Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik Grammatik, Syntax und Morphologie
• ISBN: 9783111386485
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.01.2025
• Größe: 23 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: de Gruyter Mouton
• Sonstige Mitwirkung: Universidad de Alicante
• Herausgegeben von: Susana Rodriguez Rosique