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Argument and rhetoric : adverbial connectors in the history of English /

The book is the first corpus-based study giving a comprehensive overview of English items which have been used as adverbial connectors ('conjuncts', 'linking adverbials'), from Old English to Present-Day English. The author analyses different characteristics of the make-up, funct...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lenker, Ursula
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2010.
Colección:Topics in English linguistics ; 64.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The book is the first corpus-based study giving a comprehensive overview of English items which have been used as adverbial connectors ('conjuncts', 'linking adverbials'), from Old English to Present-Day English. The author analyses different characteristics of the make-up, functions and use of connectives, and considers morphological and syntactic factors as well as pragmatic, textlinguistic and socio-cultural aspects.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 293 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-275) and indexes.
ISBN:9783110216066
311021606X
3110205580
9783110205589
ISSN:1434-3452 ;