Linear unit grammar: integrating speech and writing
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Main Author: Sinclair, John (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam J. Benjamins Pub. Co. ©2006
Series:Studies in corpus linguistics v. 25
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and indexes
Linear Unit Grammar; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Dedication page; Acknowledgements; Preamble; Introduction; A. Preliminaries; B. Analysis; C. Theory and follow-up; Appendix; Bibliography; Index of names; Index of subjects; The series Studies in Corpus Linguistics
People have a natural propensity to understand language text as a succession of smallish chunks, whether they are reading, writing, speaking or listening. Linguists have found that this propensity can shed light on the nature and structure of language, and there are many studies which attempt to harness the potential of natural chunking. This book explores the role of chunking in the description of discourse, especially spoken discourse. It appears that chunking offers a sound but flexible platform on which can be built a descriptive model which is more open and comprehensive than more familiar
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 185 pages)
ISBN:9027293066
9789027293060

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