Signalling nouns in english: a corpus-based discourse approach
Auteur :
Flowerdew, John / Forest, Richard W.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107022119
Date de publication :
22 janv. 2015
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,0 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
570 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.