WORD ORDER AND DISCOURSE TYPE AN AUSTRONESIAN EXAMPLE - philippine languages: verb-initial - "pre-verbal NP" = "subject-like nominal" - agutaynen: ungrammatical‚ to front a NOn-topic NP - (1) and (2) grammatical topics occur post-verbally - (3) and (4) : pre-verbal NPs are clause-internal. Clause-level Topics - if the initial NP that precedes a nominal predicate is deleted‚ clause fragment is left and is uninterpretable continuity studies - flexible word order languages: highly discontinous
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love. Although Henry has a duty as a soldier‚ he deserts the chaos of war to be with Catherine. Henry displays many attributes‚ but the most prominent are how he is pragmatic‚ authoritative and dependable. Henry has diversing qualities throughout his role as a protagonist‚ but one of the most noticeable is how he is pragmatic. As a couple‚ Henry and Catherine consummated their relationship when she got pregnant. Henry’s devotion
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comfort‚ James began to argue that not every belief has to be justified by evidential standards‚ some in fact can be understood by pragmatic standards. Despite the various controversies present at the time of his paper‚ James remained strong to his beliefs‚ especially his religious beliefs. In his paper‚ James argues that for a belief to be justified using a pragmatic standard‚
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the state should not create laws that prevent people being able to choose when and how they die pragmatic argument – that euthanasia‚ particularly passive euthanasia‚ is already a widespread practice (allegedly)‚ just not one that people are willing to admit to‚ so it is better to regulate euthanasia properly The pragmatic argument is discussed in more detail below. Pragmatic argument The pragmatic argument states that many of the practices used in end of life care are a type of euthanasia in
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has the longest turns but GD allocates turns‚ controls the topic and asks the majority of the questions. Therefore the initial assumptions are put into question. In order to determine the extent to which the power struggle is actually balanced‚ a pragmatic analysis will now be
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(2002). Pragmatics and Discourse: A resource book for students. London: Routledge. Goffman‚ E. (1999). On Face‐Work: an analysis of ritual elements in social interaction‚ in A. Jaworski and N. Coupland (eds) The Discourse Reader‚ London: Routledge. Grundy‚ P. (2000). Doing Pragmatics‚ 2nd ed‚ London: Edward Arnold. Holmes‚ J. (1995). Women‚ Men and Politeness. Harlow: Longman. Jurafsky‚ D (2006). Pragmatics and Computational Linguistics in L. Horn & G. Ward (eds) The Handbook of Pragmatics. Malden; Oxford; Carlton: Blackwell
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Capital Punishment in America Capital punishment should be viewed as the stripping away of humanity from a person. The death penalty itself should be "executed" because of racial inequities‚ the concept of murder‚ the possibility of error‚ lack of deterrence‚ the cost‚ and an overwhelmed legal system. "The goal of capital punishment is revenge" (Introduction 1). Capital punishment is simply an outlet for the bloodlust of the American people (Introduction 1). The death penalty is very discriminatory
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Comparative criminal justice: Making sense of difference The task of comparative criminal justice‚ most scholars would agree‚ is to com pare and contrast our ways of responding to crime with those practiced else where. It also often involves‚ even if it does not necessarily have to do so‚ borrowing from‚ or at least trying to learn from‚ what is done in other places. It would seem obvious therefore that‚ if it is to be at all helpful‚ comparison requires understanding and interpreting what those
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edu/relig-ep/). If we can conceive one of the greatest possible beings‚ then it must exist. Pragmatic arguments have often been active in the support of theistic belief. Theistic pragmatic arguments are not arguments for the suggestion that God exists; they are arguments that believing God exists is rational. Pragmatic arguments are relevant to belief-formation‚ since teaching a belief is an action. Pragmatic arguments are applied in orientation‚ justifying actions that are thought to enable the achievement
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spoken language and some of it is quite spontaneous. At the start of the 1st extract we can see it is quite formal to engage the listener. He emphasises the phrases “make sure” by repeating himself so that listeners follow his imperative. There are pragmatics underneath the phrase “make sure” as there is an implied threat that if your mobile phone isn’t turned off then there will be consequences. The function of this is to get the audience to pay attention and follow the instructions that Tim is directing
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