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100	1		_aSchneider, Klaus P.
245	1	0	_aDiminutives in English.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aTübingen : _bWalter de Gruyter GmbH, _c2003.
264		4	_c©2003.
300			_a1 online resource (266 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aLinguistische Arbeiten Series ; _vv.479
505	0		_aIntro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 0. Aims, claims and structure of the present study -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. What are diminutives? -- 1.2. Related terms and concepts -- 1.3. Conclusion -- 2. Researching diminutives: the state of the art -- 2.1. Overview -- 2.2. Grammatical approaches to diminutives -- 2.3. Pragmatic approaches to diminutives -- 2.4. Summary and perspectives -- 3. Researching diminutives: integrating grammatical and pragmatic perspectives -- 3.1. The object of analysis -- 3.2. General outline of the research programme -- 3.3. The grammatical perspective: diminutive formation -- 3.4. The pragmatic perspective: diminutive use -- 3.5. Method -- 4. Grammatical aspects of English diminutives -- 4.1. Some controversial issues -- 4.2. Synthetic diminutive formation -- 4.3. Analytic diminutive formation -- 4.4. The relationship between synthetic and analytic diminutive formation in English -- 5. Diminutive use in English conversation -- 5.1. Vocative acts -- 5.2. Directive acts -- 5.3. Commissive acts -- 5.4. Expressive acts -- 5.5. Assertive acts -- 5.6. Summary: diminutive use in English conversation -- 6. Summary and perspectives -- References.
520			_aThe book series Linguistische Arbeiten (LA) publishes high-quality work in linguistics that addresses current issues in synchrony and diachrony, theoretically or empirically oriented.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSchneider, Klaus P. _tDiminutives in English _dTübingen : Walter de Gruyter GmbH,c2003 _z9783484304796
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aLinguistische Arbeiten Series
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