Discourse Markers in Sicily : A Synchronic, Diachronic, and Sociolinguistic Analysis /
Scivoletto, Giulio,
Discourse Markers in Sicily : A Synchronic, Diachronic, and Sociolinguistic Analysis / A Synchronic, Diachronic, and Sociolinguistic Analysis Giulio Scivoletto. - 1 online resource - Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2023 Studies in Pragmatics ; 21 . - Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2023. Studies in Pragmatics ; 21. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Giulio Scivoletto -- Copyright Page / Giulio Scivoletto -- Motto / Giulio Scivoletto -- Acknowledgements / Giulio Scivoletto -- Introduction / Giulio Scivoletto -- Chapter 1 The Theoretical and Methodological Framework / Giulio Scivoletto -- Chapter 2 Synchronic Analysis / Giulio Scivoletto -- Chapter 3 Diachronic Analysis / Giulio Scivoletto -- Chapter 4 Sociolinguistic Analysis / Giulio Scivoletto -- Conclusion / Giulio Scivoletto -- Appendix 1 List of Diachronic Sources / Giulio Scivoletto -- Appendix 2 List of Transcription Symbols / Giulio Scivoletto -- Appendix 3 Socio-demographic Information about the Speakers / Giulio Scivoletto -- Bibliography / Giulio Scivoletto -- Index / Giulio Scivoletto.
When I entered her shop, my friend turned to me and said: « Arà, che si dice? » (‘Hey there, how you doing?’). This was not a full-fledged sentence in Italian, as she had thrown a little Sicilian word in – arà . It was a greeting, of course, but also a way of expressing her surprise at seeing me there, and a way of prompting me to start our conversation. The fact she used Sicilian had a clear meaning too: the vernacular indicates a shared social identity. In a nutshell, this book analyses the cases of Sicilian arà and mentri to understand the complexity of discourse markers: what functions they perform, how they evolve historically, and what their social meaning is in a bilingual speech community.
English
9789004521063
10.1163/9789004521063 DOI
2022035092
Discourse markers.
Sicilian language--Discourse analysis.
Sicilian language--Social aspects.
PC1801
457.9458
Discourse Markers in Sicily : A Synchronic, Diachronic, and Sociolinguistic Analysis / A Synchronic, Diachronic, and Sociolinguistic Analysis Giulio Scivoletto. - 1 online resource - Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2023 Studies in Pragmatics ; 21 . - Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2023. Studies in Pragmatics ; 21. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Giulio Scivoletto -- Copyright Page / Giulio Scivoletto -- Motto / Giulio Scivoletto -- Acknowledgements / Giulio Scivoletto -- Introduction / Giulio Scivoletto -- Chapter 1 The Theoretical and Methodological Framework / Giulio Scivoletto -- Chapter 2 Synchronic Analysis / Giulio Scivoletto -- Chapter 3 Diachronic Analysis / Giulio Scivoletto -- Chapter 4 Sociolinguistic Analysis / Giulio Scivoletto -- Conclusion / Giulio Scivoletto -- Appendix 1 List of Diachronic Sources / Giulio Scivoletto -- Appendix 2 List of Transcription Symbols / Giulio Scivoletto -- Appendix 3 Socio-demographic Information about the Speakers / Giulio Scivoletto -- Bibliography / Giulio Scivoletto -- Index / Giulio Scivoletto.
When I entered her shop, my friend turned to me and said: « Arà, che si dice? » (‘Hey there, how you doing?’). This was not a full-fledged sentence in Italian, as she had thrown a little Sicilian word in – arà . It was a greeting, of course, but also a way of expressing her surprise at seeing me there, and a way of prompting me to start our conversation. The fact she used Sicilian had a clear meaning too: the vernacular indicates a shared social identity. In a nutshell, this book analyses the cases of Sicilian arà and mentri to understand the complexity of discourse markers: what functions they perform, how they evolve historically, and what their social meaning is in a bilingual speech community.
English
9789004521063
10.1163/9789004521063 DOI
2022035092
Discourse markers.
Sicilian language--Discourse analysis.
Sicilian language--Social aspects.
PC1801
457.9458