Signalling Nouns in English A Corpus-Based Discourse Approach |
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| Author:
| Flowerdew, John
Forest, Richard W. |
| Series title: | Studies in English Language Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-02211-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $147.95 |
Book Description:
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This study explores 'signalling nouns' - nouns whose meaning can only be determined by the context in which they are used. It investigates how they function in academic discourse, what their semantic properties are, and the linguistic environments in which they can and cannot occur.
This study explores 'signalling nouns' - nouns whose meaning can only be determined by the context in which they are used. It investigates how they function in academic discourse, what their semantic properties are, and the linguistic environments in which they can and cannot occur.