Discourse functions of negation in modern German

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dc.contributor.advisorCopeland, James E.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberClark, Susanen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDavis, Philip W.en_US
dc.creatorNilakanta, Remaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:23:36Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:23:36Zen_US
dc.date.issued1985en_US
dc.description.abstractFor a long time now, the study of negation has belonged to the discipline of logic. Linguists attempting to study negation have not ventured out of the confines of grammar. This work studies negation from a socio-cognitive point of view, treating negation as a cognitive process as well as a product of human interaction. The thesis invokes in large part, the stratificational approach to discourse proposed by Copeland and Davis which in turn is influenced by the Prague School and by text linguistics. Of primary concern in this work is the propositional blocking that typically characterizes negation together with the identification of some of the relational contexts in which blocking takes place. Four dominating contexts/functions of negation are proposed. They are: (1) denying presuppositions, (2) representing old information, (3) asserting new information without denying old information, and (4) giving expression to the speaker's attitudes, expectations, etc. The thesis also emphasizes that the above functions are not necessarily exhaustive. It does however, indicate a departure from older approaches to the study of negation.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent92 ppen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Ger. 1985 Nilakantaen_US
dc.identifier.citationNilakanta, Rema. "Discourse functions of negation in modern German." (1985) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104466">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104466</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2101en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/104466en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleDiscourse functions of negation in modern Germanen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentGermanen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanitiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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