Beschreibung
This series aims to reflect the importance of both culture and linguistics to the study of German in Britain and Ireland. It publishes books which deal with German in its socio-cultural context, in multilingual and multicultural settings, in its European and international context and with its use in the media. The series also explores the impact of movements and economic trends on German society and discusses curriculum provision and development in universities in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
Autorenportrait
The Author: Richard J. Whitt holds a Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics from the University of California at Berkeley. He has also studied Germanic Linguistics at the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, and Leibniz Universität Hannover. He currently works as a research associate on the GerManC Project at the University of Manchester.
Inhalt
Contents: Evidentiality and Perception Verbs – Sensory Modalities – Perception Verb Typology and Hierarchy – Polysemy – Metaphor – Metonymy – Subjectivity – Intersubjectivity – Stance and Engagement – Bleaching and Grammaticalization – Text Type – Complementation – Constructions – Corpus Study – Visual Perception – Auditory Perception – Tactile Perception – Olfactory Perception – Gustatory Perception. Inhaltsverzeichnis
