Title rated 0 out of 5 stars, based on 0 ratings(0 ratings)
eBook, 2012
Current format, eBook, 2012, , All copies in use.
eBook, 2012
Current format, eBook, 2012, , All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formats
My concern is the relationships between grammar and expressivity which have always remained represented a minority, if not a marginal, interest in linguistics. The paper deals with the construction 'P, histoire de inf.' (Prends quelques jours de repos, histoire de te changer les idées 'take a few days' rest, just to have a break from everything'). It is shown, from a diachronic perspective, that the construction expresses an attitudinal meaning, the speaker's stance. The paper argues that, although expressivity and attitude meaning have usually been relegated to a secondary role.
From the community