Subjectivity and Subjectivisation : Linguistic Perspectives by Susan Wright ...

Cambridge University Press

Subjectivity and SubjectivisationLinguistic Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Dieter Stein, Susan Wright\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521470391, 978-0521470391\nSynopsis\nThe notion of subjectivity explored here concerns expression of self and the representation of a speaker's perspective or point of view in discourse. Subjectivization involves the structures and strategies that languages evolve in the linguistic realization of subjectivity and the relevant processes of linguistic evolution themselves. This volume reflects the growing attention in linguistics and related disciplines commanded by the centrality in language of the speaker. An international team of contributors offers a series of studies on grammatical, diachronic and literary aspects of subjectivity and subjectivization, from a variety of perspectives including literary stylistics, historical linguistics, formal semantics and discours.