A theory of indexical shift meaning, grammar, and crosslinguistic variation / Amy Rose Deal.
| Author/creator | Deal, Amy Rose |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020] |
| Description | xiv, 177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile HSS Monographs |
| Subjects |
| Series | Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 82 |
| Contents | 1. Introduction -- 2. Indexicals and operators: a Nez Perce case study -- 3. Shifty asymmetries -- 4. Extending the theory -- 5. Beyond indexical shift -- 6. Conclusions -- A. Remarks on Shift Together -- B. Nez Perce grammatical background -- Notes -- Bibliography. |
| Abstract | "This book answers both the 'what' and the 'why' question raised by indexical shift in crosslinguistic perspective. What are the possible profiles of an indexical shifting language, and why do we find these profiles and not various equally conceivable others? Drawing both from the literature (published and unpublished) and from original fieldwork on the language Nez Perce, Amy Rose Deal puts forward several major generalizations about indexical shift crosslinguistically and present a theory that attempts to explain them. This account has consequences for the way we think about the semantics of attitude verbs, the nature of contexts, the typology of first person, and the relationship between indexicals and logophors, of course along with numerous consequences for the analysis of particular languages (e.g. Nez Perce, Uyghur, Korean, English, Zazaki, Amharic, Mishar Tatar). The book contains numerous glossed examples from a range of languages (including a detailed description of Nez Perce indexical shift, based on original fieldwork, as described above); a bibliography; and an appendix providing grammatical background about Nez Perce"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-171) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019049201 |
| ISBN | 9780262044189 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780262539210 (paperback) |
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