Interpersonal Grammar in Khorchin Mongolian

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3 - Interpersonal Grammar in Khorchin Mongolian

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 May 2021

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Beatriz Quiroz and

J. R. Martin: Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Beatriz Quiroz: Affiliation:
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Giacomo Figueredo: Affiliation:
Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil

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This chapter provides a description of the basic interpersonal clause system in Khorchin Mongolian – i.e., MOOD. The categories in the traditional description of Khorchin Mongolian clause grammar are mostly defined notionally and are not grammatically motivated. In contrast, the description in this chapter motivates the clause classes in the MOOD system in terms of their structural configurations based on unmonitored conversational data. The functions of Predicator, Positioner, Interrogator and Inquirer are used to distinguish the general types of [indicative] and [imperative] and the more delicate systems they make available. The MOOD systems are then characterised in relation to their functions in exchanges in terms of the structural configurations that realise options in NEGOTIATION in discourse semantics. The description in this chapter makes significant contributions to (i) the unified description of Khorchin Mongolian clause types and structures, and (ii) the characterisation of grammatical patterns in terms of discourse semantics.

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interpersonal grammar Mandarin MOOD NEGOTIATION ENGAGEMENT

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Information: Interpersonal Grammar
Systemic Functional Linguistic Theory and Description
, pp. 64 - 95

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