Results 51 to 60 of about 111,397 (216)
Expression of purpose rhetorical relation in formal speeches and oral interviews
Calidoscópio, 2011 Besides the explicit content conveyed by the clausesof a text, there are implicit propositions called relational propositions (also labeled as rhetorical relations), which arise from the combination of parts of the text. According to Rhetorical Structure
Juliano Desiderato Antonio
doaj +1 more source
Clause chaining and the utterance phrase: Syntax–prosody mapping in Matukar Panau
Open Linguistics, 2021 Clause chaining is a form of syntactic dependency holding between a series of clauses, typically expressing temporal or causal relations between events. Prosodic hierarchy theory proposes that syntactic constituents are systematically mapped to prosodic ...
Mansfield John, Barth Danielle
doaj +1 more source
Superlative Objoid Constructions in British and American English
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates regional variation in Superlative Objoid constructions (SOCs) and their prepositional variant (at‐SOCs). SOCs combine a possessive pronoun with a superlative adjective. These function as manner‐degree modifiers in a context where the possessive is in postverbal position and correlative with the subject, as in they tried
Tamara Bouso, Marianne Hundt
wiley +1 more source
Clause and predicative constituents in an Austronesian language: Lampung language
Topics in Linguistics, 2020 This research is conducted qualitatively and aimed at patterning and describing clause and sentence structure in Lampung language through the configuration of its constituents.
Afrianto +4 more
doaj +1 more source
De la transcatégorisation de CE en français médiéval : une histoire de vases communicants ? [PDF]
Studii de Lingvistica, 2023 The study describes a set of configurations in which CE (translated variously « this », « that » or « it ») is absent or present in the testimonials of the ancient language and compares them to the achievements of the contemporary language in order to
Daniéla Capin
doaj
Must Can: Double‐Modal Constructions in Hong Kong English
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Previous studies have focused on double‐modal constructions (DMs) in Englishes in the Inner Circle at the expense of the Outer Circle. Using data collected from internet forums and corpora, this study aims to narrow the research gap by examining DMs in Hong Kong English (HKE), an English variety in the Outer Circle.
Pun Ho Lui
wiley +1 more source
Exploring Subordinate Clauses In The Story Of An Hour
IJOTL-TL (Indonesian Journal of Language Teaching and Linguistics)This is a brief analysis of subordinate clauses found in Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour. Three types of clauses were identified according to their function within the complex sentences to which they belong.
Wa’özisökhi Nazara
doaj +1 more source
Ce dans les incises en français médiéval (12e s. -16e s.) [PDF]
Studii de Lingvistica, 2020 This study explores the use of the item CE – translated variously in English by this, that or it – in medieval quotative frames. It investigates the gradual decrease in the attested occurrences of the item and proposes two hypothesis in order to ...
Daniéla Capin
doaj
A Bird's Eye View of English Grammar: Connecting the Dots in Two Dimensions
TESOL Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 1911-1924, September 2026.Abstract Over the past few decades, discussions on grammar instruction have primarily focused on teaching methodologies, such as whether grammar should be taught explicitly or implicitly, and whether the focus should be on form or forms. This paper, however, shifts the focus to grammar itself, aiming to provide a “shape” for pedagogical grammar.
Akira Tajino, Yoshitaka Kato
wiley +1 more source
, 2020 This study investigates adverbial clauses in a translation of a popular science text from English to Swedish. The clauses investigated are both finite and non-finite adverbial clauses. The non-finite adverbial clauses are ing-clauses (present participle),
Johansson, Caroline
core +3 more sources