Public signs and threatened face: The pragmatics of public prohibitions in Spanish and it
LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
Presented by NAVE visiting scholar John Green, U. of Bradford, UK
Se prohibe fumar/ prohibido fumar / no se permite fumar
Défense de fumer. No se permite aparcar. Divieto di sosta.
Public signs forbidding certain activities and inviting you to avoid others are common in Spain, as elsewhere. My talk focuses on the form and pragmatic intent of these kinds of public prohibition.
Se prohibe fumar/ prohibido fumar / no se permite fumar
Défense de fumer. No se permite aparcar. Divieto di sosta.
Public signs forbidding certain activities and inviting you to avoid others are common in Spain, as elsewhere. My talk focuses on the form and pragmatic intent of these kinds of public prohibition.
Cost
Free
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