Signalling Nouns in English : A Corpus-Based Discourse Approach Hardback
by John (City University of Hong Kong) Flowerdew, Richard W. (Central Michigan University) Forest
Part of the Studies in English Language series
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Signalling nouns (SNs) are abstract nouns like 'fact', 'idea', 'problem' and 'result', which are non-specific in their meaning when considered in isolation and specific in their meaning by reference to their linguistic context.
SNs contribute to cohesion and evaluation in discourse.
This work offers the first book-length study of the SN phenomenon to treat the functional and discourse features of the category as primary.
Using a balanced corpus of authentic data, the book explores the lexicogrammatical and discourse features of SNs in academic journal articles, textbooks, and lectures across a range of disciplines in the natural and social sciences.
The book will be essential reading for researchers and advanced students of semantics, syntax, corpus linguistics and discourse analysis, in addition to scholars and teachers in the field of English for academic purposes.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:306 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 85 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and whit
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/01/2015
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- ISBN:9781107022119
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:306 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 85 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and whit
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/01/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781107022119