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On the Pragmatics of Subjectification: Emergence and Modalization of an Allative Future in Ancient Egyptian
Grossman, Eitan; Polis, Stéphane
2010GramiS – Int’l Conference on Grammaticalization and (Inter)Subjectification
 

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Keywords :
Grammaticalization; Subjectification; Modalization; Allative Future; Pragmatics; Inferences; Mechanisms; Language change
Abstract :
[en] In this talk, we argue for a pragmatic basis for semantic change of the type observed in grammaticalization, viz., the conventionalization of conversational inferences (see, e.g., Bybee et al. 1994, Traugott & Dasher 2002, Ariel 2008) or more generally, the diachronic transfer of meaning from context to code (Givón 2005). Specifically, we claim that addressees (listeners/readers as active discourse participants) make inferences and in turn, as speakers/writers, propagate them, leading to their generalization. A crucial distinction must be made between SUBJECT-ORIENTED and SPEAKER-ORIENTED inferences, implicitly argued for in Bybee et al. (1994) and clearly downplayed in contemporary discussions such as Traugott & Dasher (2002). In SUBJECT-ORIENTED inferences, addressees interpret the utterance as a speaker’s report about the subject’s state of mind, while in the SPEAKER-ORIENTED ones, addressees interpret the utterance as reporting on the state of mind of the speaker. Speaker-oriented inferences are those that lead to the relaxing of selectional restrictions on subjects observed in a number of grammaticalization paths (illustration with allative future in the talk). Speaker-oriented inferences also lead to a rise in context-expansion and text frequency of constructions, which in turn catalyze many of the phenomena associated with grammaticalization.
Disciplines :
Languages & linguistics
Classical & oriental studies
Author, co-author :
Grossman, Eitan;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Egyptologie
Polis, Stéphane  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Egyptologie
Language :
English
Title :
On the Pragmatics of Subjectification: Emergence and Modalization of an Allative Future in Ancient Egyptian
Publication date :
11 November 2010
Number of pages :
10 + 27
Event name :
GramiS – Int’l Conference on Grammaticalization and (Inter)Subjectification
Event organizer :
Interuniversity Attraction Poles - GramiS
Event place :
Bruxelles, Belgium
Event date :
11 - 13 Oct. 2010
Audience :
International
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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