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Intersubjective Patterns of English Modalised Mental State Verbs  (2008)

Authors:
Facchinetti, Roberta; Adami, Elisabetta
Title:
Intersubjective Patterns of English Modalised Mental State Verbs
Year:
2008
Type of item:
Articolo in Rivista
Tipologia ANVUR:
Articolo su rivista
Language:
Inglese
Format:
A Stampa
Referee:
Name of journal:
ENGLISH TEXT CONSTRUCTION
ISSN of journal:
1874-8767
N° Volume:
1
Number or Folder:
2
Page numbers:
198-225
Keyword:
intersubjectivity; modality; English varieties
Short description of contents:
We survey a set of syntactic configurations resulting from the modalisation of the mental verbs know, see and think in different varieties of English. The patterns are identified as falling within two discourse functions expressing intersubjectivity: (a) recognising the other without taking over and (b) acknowledging the other without giving in. In the former case, the Speaker/Writer intends to lead the interlocutor in one direction without overtly expressing his/her aim; the latter pertains to the Speaker/Writer’s attempt to anticipate a possible objection of the Addresssee or to counterbalance a previous statement. The data are drawn from seven components of the International Corpus of English and highlight specific trends of locutionary intersubjectivity pertaining to the varieties under scrutiny.
Product ID:
42064
Handle IRIS:
11562/318079
Deposited On:
June 30, 2008
Last Modified:
November 1, 2022
Bibliographic citation:
Facchinetti, Roberta; Adami, Elisabetta, Intersubjective Patterns of English Modalised Mental State Verbs «ENGLISH TEXT CONSTRUCTION» , vol. 1 , n. 22008pp. 198-225

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