Description
Expressing Surprise at the Crossroads has as its aim to evaluate the impact of mirativity in Romance languages or -expressed differently- to determine how these languages apprehend surprise and related notions as linguistic devices. The different contributions included in the book point to revealing conclusions concerning the status of surprise in Romance as well as the place that mirativity occupies (if any) in the grammar of these languages. In this vein, the volume tries to answer questions such as to what extent do interactional contexts influence the development of mirative structures or how is the solidarity synchrony / diachrony reflected in mirative constructions.
About the Author
Susana Rodriguez Rosique, Alicante, Spain.
Book Information
ISBN 9783111386485
Author Susana Rodriguez Rosique
Format Hardback
Page Count 300
Imprint De Gruyter Mouton
Publisher De Gruyter
