| Shelfclass_id | 5.B.4 |
| Sortkey | FLOWERDEW, JOHN |
| Authors | John Flowerdew, Richard W. Forest |
| Title | Signalling Nouns in English: A Corpus-Based Discourse Approach |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year | 2015 |
| Languages | eng |
| Isbn | 9781107022119 |
| Series | Studies in English language |
| Description | xviii, 286 p. 24 cm |
| Record date | 20160629 |
| Location | Cambridge, U.K. |
| Keywords | English language, Noun, Parts of speech, Grammar, Lexical grammar, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General |
| Notes | "Signalling nouns (SNs) are abstract nouns like problem, result, idea, and fact 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 treatment 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
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