Functions of ‹general nouns›, the: theory and corpus analysis
Auteur :
Benninghoven, Vera
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG
ISBN :
9783631747582
Date de publication :
19 oct. 2018
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Poids :
407 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
The study provides a comprehensive description of ‹general nouns› from a micro- and macro-linguistic perspective. A corpus of different spoken and written genres is the basis for a detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis, which shows that ‘general nouns’ fulfil various genre-specific functions.