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A Theory of Indexical Shift

Meaning, Grammar, and Crosslinguistic Variation

Part of Linguistic Inquiry Monographs

Author Amy Rose Deal
$34.99 US
The MIT Press
On sale Oct 13, 2020 | 9780262359139
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A comprehensive overview of the semantics and syntax of indexical shift that develops a constrained typology of the phenomenon across languages.

The phenomenon of indexical shift--whereby indexicals embedded in speech or attitude reports draw their meaning from an attitude event rather than the utterance context--has been reported in languages spanning five continents and at least ten language families. In this book, Amy Rose Deal offers a comprehensive overview of the semantics and syntax of indexical shift and develops a constrained typology of the phenomenon across languages--a picture of variation that is both rich enough to capture the known facts and restrictive enough to make predictions about currently unknown data points.
Series Foreword xi
Preface xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 Indexicals and operators: a Nez Perce case study 11
3 Shifty asymmetries 95
4 Extending the theory 151
5 Beyond indexical shift 189
6 Conclusions 235
A Remarks on Shift Together 125
B Nez Perce Grammatical Background 133
Notes 141
References 159
Index 173

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A comprehensive overview of the semantics and syntax of indexical shift that develops a constrained typology of the phenomenon across languages.

The phenomenon of indexical shift--whereby indexicals embedded in speech or attitude reports draw their meaning from an attitude event rather than the utterance context--has been reported in languages spanning five continents and at least ten language families. In this book, Amy Rose Deal offers a comprehensive overview of the semantics and syntax of indexical shift and develops a constrained typology of the phenomenon across languages--a picture of variation that is both rich enough to capture the known facts and restrictive enough to make predictions about currently unknown data points.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword xi
Preface xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 Indexicals and operators: a Nez Perce case study 11
3 Shifty asymmetries 95
4 Extending the theory 151
5 Beyond indexical shift 189
6 Conclusions 235
A Remarks on Shift Together 125
B Nez Perce Grammatical Background 133
Notes 141
References 159
Index 173

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