Chapter 6
Subjectification
A mechanism leading to stancemarking
Article outline
- 6.1Introduction
- 6.2
Soeng5 ‘ascend’ and lok6 ‘descend’
- 6.2.1
Soeng5 ‘ascend’
- 6.2.2
Lok6 ‘descend’
- 6.2.2.1Metaphorical uses
- 6.2.2.2The pragmatic implicature of ‘settlement of an activity’
- 6.2.2.3Subjectification of lok6 – settlement of the speaker’s thought
- 6.3
Hoi1 ‘move away’ and maai4 ‘move towards’
- 6.3.1
Hoi1 ‘move away’
- 6.3.1.1Metaphorical uses
- 6.3.1.2The pragmatic implicature of ‘habit’
- 6.3.2
Maai4 ‘move towards’
- 6.3.2.1Metaphorical uses
- 6.3.2.2The pragmatic implicature of ‘completion’
- 6.3.2.3
Subjectification of maai4 – expression of the speaker’s negative evaluation
- 6.4
Faan1 ‘move back’
- 6.4.1Metaphorical uses
- 6.4.2The pragmatic implicature of ‘should/ought to’
- 6.4.3Subjectification of faan1 – expression of the speaker’s positive evaluation
- 6.5A note on ‘asymmetry’ in grammaticalization
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Notes