Books by Jan-Ola I Östman
Up to now, most research in Construction Grammar has focused on single languages, most notably En... more Up to now, most research in Construction Grammar has focused on single languages, most notably English. This volume aims to broaden the scope of Construction Grammar towards issues in bi- and multilingualism, second language learning, and generalizations across different languages and language varieties. The contributions in this volume show that speakers entertain generalizations across their repertoire of languages, which holds important implications for a multilingual Construction Grammar.
Papers by Jan-Ola I Östman
Journal of Pragmatics, 1988
Journal of Pragmatics, 2001
Using the controversial 1998 Karla Faye Tucker execution and its local newspaper coverage as an i... more Using the controversial 1998 Karla Faye Tucker execution and its local newspaper coverage as an illustration, this paper investigates the applicability of the notion of discourse pattern (dstman, 1999) in a situation where, at first sight, the well-known, accepted, and familiar discourse pattern could be expected to fail. The local newspaper in the town where all Texas executions are carried out, has developed a highly predictable pattern of reporting about routine executions (Halmari, 1999). Our paper shows that even in the case where the routine pattern is expected to change (in this case because the person executed was a woman and a born-again Christian-two issues to cause plenty of controversy) the newspaper uses implicit means in order to 'secretly' adhere to the expected discourse pattern. While at the explicit level the news reports convey a balanced view (Karla is portrayed both as angelic and as a pickax killer), at an implicit level, the reports nevertheless also manage to fulfill the expectations of the members of the local community, which the newspaperfrom its own perspective, rightly so-sees as its primary audience. The study supports the notion of discourse pattern as a force contributing to discourse coherence and aiding the cognitive processing of textual interpretation.
Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 2005
Journal of Linguistics, 1978
Text - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Discourse, 2000
Journal of Pragmatics, 1989
Journal of Pragmatics, 1990
Journal of Pragmatics, 1987
Belgian Journal of Linguistics, 1989
There has been growing interest in studying the relation between how the notion of ‘construction’... more There has been growing interest in studying the relation between how the notion of ‘construction’ is used in Construction Grammar (CxG) and other constructional approaches to grammar, and how it is used in Conversation Analysis and other interactional, dialogic approaches to language and communication. In this study we show that CxG is well equipped to address the complexities of spoken
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2000
Articles by Jan-Ola I Östman
In Sajavaara, K. and Piirainen-Marsh, A, eds. Näkökulmia soveltavaan kielentutkimukseen [Aspects on applied linguistics]. Jyväskylä: Center of Applied Linguistics, University of Jyväskylä
Journal of Pragmatics, 2001
Using the controversial 1998 Karla Faye Tucker execution and its local newspaper coverage as an i... more Using the controversial 1998 Karla Faye Tucker execution and its local newspaper coverage as an illustration, this paper investigates the applicability of the notion of discourse pattern (Östman, 1999) in a situation where, at first sight, the well-known, accepted, and familiar discourse pattern could be expected to fail. The local newspaper in the town where all Texas executions are carried out, has developed a highly predictable pattern of reporting about routine executions (Halmari, 1999). Our paper shows that even in the case where the routine pattern is expected to change (in this case because the person executed was a woman and a born-again Christian — two issues to cause plenty of controversy) the newspaper uses implicit means in order to ‘secretly’ adhere to the expected discourse pattern. While at the explicit level the news reports convey a balanced view (Karla is portrayed both as angelic and as a pickax killer), at an implicit level, the reports nevertheless also manage to fulfill the expectations of the members of the local community, which the newspaper — from its own perspective, rightly so — sees as its primary audience. The study supports the notion of discourse pattern as a force contributing to discourse coherence and aiding the cognitive processing of textual interpretation.
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