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Medially-Placed Linking Adverbials in Written Academic English

Usage Patterns and Functions. Dissertationsschrift
BuchGebunden
340 Seiten
Englisch
Peter Langerschienen am13.06.2022
This book explores the usage patterns and functions of medially-placed linking adverbials in written academic English. It shows that medial placement can be regarded as a focusing strategy and that different medial positions are associated with distinct discourse functions, such as the marking of the information structure of a sentence.mehr

Produkt

KlappentextThis book explores the usage patterns and functions of medially-placed linking adverbials in written academic English. It shows that medial placement can be regarded as a focusing strategy and that different medial positions are associated with distinct discourse functions, such as the marking of the information structure of a sentence.

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction - Linking Adverbials - Interplay between Adverbial Placement and Information Structure - Material and Method - Positional Distribution of Linking Adverbials in Written Academic English: Overview - The Central Case of however: Usage Patterns and Functions - by contrast, in contrast, on the contrary, and on the other hand: Usage Patterns and Functions - nevertheless: Usage Patterns and Functions - in other words and in short: Usage Patterns and Functions - furthermore and moreover: Usage Patterns and Functions - Factors Influencing the Variation between Initial and Medial Position - Medially-Placed Markers of Epistemicity and Evidentiality: Usage Patterns and Functions - Conclusion - References .mehr

Autor

Carolin Harthan holds a PhD degree in English Linguistics and Medieval English Literature from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich), where she has been working as a research assistant at the Chair of English Linguistics and Medieval Literature. Her research interests include adverbial placement, information structure, pragmatics, and syntax.