The Pragmatics of Quoting Now and Then

In examining the phenomenon of quoting from multiple angles, The Pragmatics of Quoting Now and Then offers a fresh view on the forms, functions and usage of quoting as a meta-communicative act in various forms of old (printed) and new (electronically mediated) communication, setting it apart from (seemingly) related acts like repeating or referring. Recent interest in the formal (copy-paste quoting) and ethical (quoting as plagiarizing) aspects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110431750
• ISBN13: 9783110431759
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 3.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"