Search for dissertations about: "illocutionary Force"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words illocutionary Force.

2. 1. The Highest Force Hypothesis : Subordination in Swedish

   Author : David Petersson; Svenska som främmande språk; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Swedish; subordination; embedded V2; reported speech; exclamatives; V2 word order; V-to-C-movement; illocutionary Force;

   Abstract : This study discusses subordination in Swedish from the perspective of three construction types that involve clauses that have traditionally been difficult to classify as unambiguous main or subordinate clauses: “embedded V2”-constructions, direct speech constructions, and exclamatives. A general hypothesis regarding subordination and "superordination” is proposed: The Highest Force Hypothesis. READ MORE

4. 2. The Japanese Imperative

   Author : Axel Svahn; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; imperative; directive; semantics; pragmatics; grammaticalization; honorification; benefactivity; directive strategy; directive system; Japanese; imperativ; japanska; semantik; pragmatik; språkvetenskap; lingvistik; grammatikalisering; satstyper;

   Abstract : The present thesis explores Japanese imperative constructions from a general linguistic perspective, as well as examining the imperative as a cross-linguistic object of study. On the definitional side, a terminological apparatus for the description and analysis of imperatives and directives is presented. READ MORE