| Preface |
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| I. |
Theoretical Considerations |
S. 1 |
| 1. |
General Introduction |
S. 1 |
| 2. |
Theoretical Assumptions and Major Concepts |
S. 9 |
| 3. |
A Formal Model for Semantic Interpretation |
S. 19 |
| II. |
Vocabulary Size and Verbal Diversifikation: General Facts |
S. 35 |
| 1. |
The Type-Token Ratio (TTR) |
S. 36 |
| 2. |
Group I and Group II Words |
S. 56 |
| III. |
Parts of Speech and Major Semantic Categories: Group II Words |
S. 64 |
| 1. |
Nouns |
S. 66 |
| 2. |
Verbs |
S. 85 |
| 3. |
Adjectives/Adverbs |
S. 91 |
| 4. |
Conclusions about Group II Words |
S. 103 |
| IV. |
Parts of Speech and Major Semantic Categories: Group I Words |
S. 109 |
| 1. |
Articles |
S. 111 |
| 2. |
Prepositions |
S. 116 |
| 3. |
Separable Prefixes |
S. 117 |
| 4. |
Particles |
S. 118 |
| 5. |
Conjunctions |
S. 118 |
| 6. |
Auxiliaries |
S. 122 |
| 7. |
Pro Forms |
S. 127 |
| 8. |
Quantifiers |
S. 130 |
| 9. |
Adverbials |
S. 135 |
| 10. |
General Conclusions about Group I and Group II Words |
S. 137 |
| V. |
Situational Context and Negation |
S. 140 |
| 1. |
Communication and Poetic Style |
S. 140 |
| 2. |
Situational Context |
S. 149 |
| 3. |
Time Reference |
S. 159 |
| 4. |
Space Reference |
S. 170 |
| 5. |
The Poet's Sphere of Identification |
S. 176 |
| 6. |
Negation and Deixis |
S. 182 |
| VI. |
Semantic Content and Interpretation |
S. 193 |
| 1. |
Semantic Load |
S. 193 |
| 1.1. |
Syntactic Reduction |
S. 195 |
| 1.2. |
Semantic Density |
S. 204 |
| 2. |
Semantic Interpretation |
S. 208 |
| 3. |
Conclusions |
S. 228 |
| Appendix (Fold-out sheets) |
| Trakl's “KLAGE” (DD 196) |
S. 233 |
| [Trakl's] “GRODEK” (DD 197) |
S. 234 |
| Rilke's “GESANG DER FRAUEN AN DEN DICHTER” (Gesammelte Gedichte, 251) |
S. 235 |
| Index of tables |
S. 237 |
| Bibliography |
S. 239 |