Pragmatic Roles in Central Somali Narrative Discourse

Abstract

This paper compares the marking of pragmatic roles in Central Somali oral narrative discourse and elicited question-answer pairs to illustrate the claim that information structure must be studied within the context of particular discourse genres.

Maqaalkani wuxuu isu barbardhigayaa astaamaynta doorarka waaqiciga ah ee hab sheekaynta loo adeegsada lahjadda Maay ee af Soomaaliga iyo lammaanaha weyddiin-warcelin, si loo muujiyo in habka warbaahinta loo baaro sida xaaladdu ay tahay.

Questo articolo mette a confronto la marcatura dei ruoli pragmatici nel discorso narrativo orale in Somalo centrale e coppie domanda-risposta dedotte per dimostrare che la struttura informativa deve essere studiata nel contesto dei singoli generi discorsivi.

Link: http://sal.research.pdx.edu/PDF/151Biber.pdf