About this title: This title addresses the question of what types of elements are frequently used in discourse, and how frequency of use affects cognitive representations. It reports on evidence from natural conversation, diachronic change, variability, child language acquisition and psycholinguistic experimentation. The title also supports two major principles - firstly, the content of people's interactions consists of a preponderance of subjective, evaluative statements, dominated by the use of pronouns, copulas and intransitive clauses. Secondly, the frequency with which certain items and strings of items ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781588110275ISBN:1588110273
Description: Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1588110273. Near new; text clean and tight; no dust jacket; Typological Studies in Language; Vol. 45; 1.25 x 9.25 x 6.5 Inches; 492 pages. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781588110282ISBN:1588110281
Description: Very Good Minus. No Dust Jacket. 8 3/4. Trade paper. Some edgewear. P/O name on half title page. Pencil underlining present. (LC-6-orange/black & white letters) read more
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