A case study on the relationship between grammatical change and synchronic variation

Voghera, Miriam

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“…Concerning de-nominal ECs, tipo refers to a comparative, analogical meaning (see Voghera 2012Voghera , 2013aVoghera , 2013b. Magari also retains an intrinsically epistemic meaning, which could be a potential trigger to speed up pragmatic functions (Masini and Pietrandrea 2010).…”

Section: Object Of Analysis: a Synchronic Description Of The Ecsmentioning

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“…One can think that the internal denotation of the resulting category could be vague or imprecise to a certain extent (given that the process requires analogy and abstraction over mentioned examples (Mauri 2014)). Notwithstanding, it will be argued that we can reconsider vagueness linked to exemplification in terms of context-dependence (see Voghera 2012Voghera , 2013aVoghera , 2013b for some insights on the question of the selection of examples to build a context-based category on the basis of the similarity between the examples). Context-dependence itself will be discussed with reference to its economic properties, showing that exemplification is frequently employed to communicate semantic and pragmatic meaning on the basis of active examples without consuming energies in retrieving or in creating rigorous linguistic tags during on-line communication, especially when the focus is mitigation via categorization rather than an ordinary classificatory need (cf.…”

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“…'I don't know', 'I think'), arguing that exemplification may be a road to mitigation. Voghera (2012Voghera ( , 2013aVoghera ( , 2013b analyses the pragmatic functions of the taxonomic noun tipo, which may acquire exemplifying functions too, in addition to other textual and pragmatic functions (such as focalisation). However, although there is a considerable amount of literature on the topic in general, not all the markers under examination have been exhaustively treated in terms of ECs conveying a meaning of mitigation via exemplification.…”

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“…Caffi 2007;Voghera 2012Voghera , 2013aVoghera , 2013bMauri 2017), this first study could be the starting point for a comprehensive work on discursive analysis grounds and on semantic shift grounds. In addition to some understudied ECs, such as che ne so, we intend to extend the set of markers by introducing mettiamo il caso (Eng.…”

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“…Additionally, other linguistic clues have emerged in the encoding of attenuation: the role of lists, the impact of psychological verbs and the co-occurrence between ECs and other vague categorisation devices, such as placeholders and general extender (cf. Voghera 2013aVoghera , 2013b. This study constitutes a first step of a wider study in which a diachronic perspective is needed.…”

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Mitigation via exemplification in present-day Italian: A corpus-based study

Baido

2018

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The paper addresses the pragmatic functions of exemplification in Italian by focusing on a set of exemplifying constructions such as non so (Eng. 'I don't know') and tipo (Eng. 'like'). Based on a corpus-based study, we may hypothesise that such constructions may be formally heterogeneous but all of them are employed to express mitigation. Indeed, they may be conceived as procedural tools to conceptualise pragmatic acts with different illocutionary force as examples of a wider set in order not to impose or to weaken the burden of speaker's commitment.KEY WORDS: exemplification, mitigation, categorisation, politeness, conversation. ResumenEl artículo se refiere a las funciones pragmáticas de la ejemplificación en Italia, centrán-dose en una serie de construcciones como non so (esp. no sé) y tipo (esp. como). Basándonos en el estudio de tres corpus lingüísticos, podemos hipotetizar que tales construcciones son formalmente heterogéneas. Sin embargo, todas se emplean para expresar atenuación. De hecho, estas se podrían concebir como procedimientos para conceptualizar actos pragmáticos con distinta fuerza ilocutiva, o sea como ejemplos de una amplia serie que tiene el fin de no imponer ni debilitar la carga de compromiso del hablante.PALABRAS CLAVE: ejemplificación, atenuación, categorización, cortesía, conversación. DOI: 10.14198/ELUA2018.ANEXO4.02 Energía eólica y territorio en Andalucía: diseño y aplicación de un modelo de potencialidad para la implantación de parques eólicos ResumenEl trabajo analiza la potencialidad del territorio para la implantación de parques eólicos en la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía. Para ello se construye un modelo locacional utilizando las capacidades analíticas de los Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) y las Técnicas de Evaluación Multicriterio (EMC). En este modelo se señalarán las zonas con mayor potencialidad para la implantación eólica, así como aquéllas en las que ésta resulta desaconsejable o incluso incompatible con otras actividades y usos del territorio. Los resultados ponen en evidencia la existencia de diversas limitaciones en Andalucía para el desarrollo de la energía eólica, pero, además y sobre todo, pueden ofrecer un instrumento de gran utilidad para un impulso ordenado del sector eólico en la región.Palabras clave: Energía eólica; Territorio; Técnicas de Evaluación Multicriterio; Sistemas de Información Geográfica; Andalucía. AbstractThis paper analyzes the potential of the land to set up wind farms in Andalusia (Southern Spain). A locational model using the analytical capabilities of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Multi-criteria Evaluation Techniques (EMC) has been built. This will be able to point out the areas with the greatest potential for wind power, as well as those in which it is inadvisable or even incompatible with other activities and land use. The results highlight the existence of several constraints in Andalusia to develop wind energy, but also and above all, they provide a useful tool to promote the wind energy industry in the r...

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Vagueness as an implicit-encoding persuasive strategy: an experimental approach

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The paper provides novel theoretical and experimental perspectives on the functioning of linguistic vagueness as an implicit persuasive strategy. It presents an operative definition of pragmatically marked vagueness, referring to vague expressions whose interpretation is not retrievable by recipients. The phenomenon is illustrated via numerous examples of its use in predominantly persuasive texts (i.e., advertising and political propaganda) in different languages. The psycholinguistic functioning of vague expressions is then illustrated by the results of a self-paced reading task experiment. Data showing shorter reading times associated with markedly vague expressions as compared to expressions that are either (a) lexically more precise or (b) made precise by the context suggest that the former are interpreted in a shallow way, without searching for and/or retrieving exact referents. These results support the validity of a differentiation between context-supported vs. non-supported vague expressions. Furthermore, validation of using marked vagueness as a persuasive implicit strategy which reduces epistemic vigilance is provided.

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A typology of lexical and grammaticalized uses of Russian tip, tipa, po tipu

Kolyaseva

Davidse

2018

Russ Linguist

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A case study on the relationship between grammatical change and synchronic variation

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Mitigation via exemplification in present-day Italian: A corpus-based study

Mitigation via exemplification in present-day Italian: A corpus-based study

Vagueness as an implicit-encoding persuasive strategy: an experimental approach

A typology of lexical and grammaticalized uses of Russian tip, tipa, po tipu

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