nam a22 c 4500 slcs.127/655007999 nljbp 250625090013.3 cr ||||||||||| 241223s2012 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2012013955 9789027273673 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp PC2315.R4 445 23 CF/2ADF bicssc LAN009000 bisacsh Waltereit, Richard author Reflexive Marking in the History of French Richard Waltereit Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 ©2012 1 online resource (x, 224 pp.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies in Language Companion Series 0165-7763 127 Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Anaphora in discourse vs. in grammar -- Chapter 3. From reflexive to personal pronoun -- Chapter 4. Simple vs. reinforced reflexives -- Chapter 5. Intensifiers in French -- Chapter 6. From mention to reference -- Chapter 7. Concluding remarks While French reflexive clitics have been widely studied, other forms of expressing co-reference within the clause have not received much attention. This monograph offers a diachronic study of the wider system of clause-mate co-reference in French, including the stressed pronouns, their suffixed form {soi/lui/elle}-même, and also the intensifier use of the latter. Its empirical backbone is a corpus analysis of the gradual replacement of stressed reflexive soi with the personal pronoun lui/elle from Old to Modern French. Apart from offering insights into the history of the language, this is important for current issues in theoretical linguistics, in particular binding, specificity, and the interaction of grammar and discourse. Within a cognitive-semantic framework, a number of analyses will help elucidate some long-standing puzzles in the study of French reflexives, while contributing to the wider theory of reflexivity and related issues. This book is of interest to the fields of French linguistics, semantics, discourse studies, and historical linguistics. Provided by publisher. Historical linguistics Romance linguistics Semantics Syntax Theoretical linguistics Waltereit, Richard author Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 9789027205940 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.127 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027273673