The evidentiality in functional discourse grammar: intra- and intercathegorial hierarchical relations

• Grant number: 09/09297-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: November 01, 2009
• End date: March 31, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Linguistics - Linguistic Theory and Analysis
• Principal Investigator: Marize Mattos Dall'Aglio Hattnher
• Grantee: Marize Mattos Dall'Aglio Hattnher
• Host Investigator: Kees Hengeveld
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas (IBILCE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São José do Rio Preto. São José do Rio Preto , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Amsterdam (UvA), Netherlands

Abstract

Taking into account the variety of meanings attributed to evidential expressions, this research project investigates the question to what extent the grammatical expression of evidentiality in a variety of languages may be explained in terms of the threefold distinction proposed by Hengeveld and Mackenzie (2008) and in terms of the hierarchical relationship existing between them. According to the evidential classification presented in the Functional Discourse Grammar, it is possible to establish a number of predictions concerning the interaction among the evidential categories themselves, and the interactions between evidentiality and other grammatical categories, such as emphasis, epistemic modality, negation, and tense. Those predictions will be investigated in this project. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

HENGEVELD, KEES; DALL'AGLIO HATTNHER, MARIZE MATTOS. Four types of evidentiality in the native languages of Brazil. LINGUISTICS, v. 53, n. 3, p. 479-524, MAY 2015. (09/09297-0)