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Pragmatics
Vol. 15:2/3 (2005) ► pp.169–203

Speech levels, social predicates and pragmatic structure in Balinese

A lexical approach

This paper will account for the interaction between syntax and semantics/pragmatics in the speech styles of Balinese. The analysis makes use of an explicit representation that accounts for the co-occurrence restrictions on linguistic expressions which are imposed by social information associated with the speech- level system. It is proposed that social information be treated in terms of social predicates and modelled using LFG-style parallel structures. The social predicates are contained in what is called pragmatic-structure (prag-str). It is demonstrated that this approach can account for the plain as well as the (dis)honouring use of linguistic forms in Balinese.

Keywords: Social predicate, Pragmatic agreement, Pragmatic consistency, Implicature, Pragmatic structure, Politeness, Speech levels
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Published online: 1 June 2005
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https://doi.org/10.1075/prag.15.2-3.02ark
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