Full Description
This pioneering volume lays out a set of methodological principles to guide the description of interpersonal grammar in different languages. It compares interpersonal systems and structures across a range of world languages, showing how discourse, interpersonal relationships between the speakers, and the purpose of their communication, all play a role in shaping the grammatical structures used in interaction. Following an introduction setting out these principles, each chapter focuses on a particular language - Khorchin Mongolian, Mandarin, Tagalog, Pitjantjatjara, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, British Sign Language and Scottish Gaelic - and explores mood, polarity, tagging, vocation, assessment and comment systems. The book provides a model for functional grammatical description that can be used to inform work on system and structure across languages as a foundation for functional language typology.
Contents
1. Introduction: Theory and Description in Interpersonal Grammar across Languages J. R. Martin, Beatriz Quiroz and Giacomo Figueredo; 2. Interpersonal Grammar in Spanish Beatriz Quiroz; 3. Interpersonal Grammar in Khorchin Mongolian Dongbing Zhang; 4. Interpersonal Grammar in Mandarin Pin Wang; 5. Interpersonal Grammar in Tagalog: Assessment Systems J. R. Martin and Priscilla Cruz; 6. Interpersonal Grammar in Pitjantjatjara David Rose; 7. Interpersonal Grammar in Brazilian Portuguese Giacomo Figueredo; 8. Interpersonal Grammar in British Sign Language Luke Rudge; 9. Interpersonal Grammar in Scottish Gaelic Tom Bartlett; Index.
