The functions of "general nouns": theory and corpus analysis
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List of tables and figures.............................................15
1. Introduction........................................................21
1.1 Aim of the study................................................22
1.2 Structure of the study..........................................23
2. A linguistic discussion of general nouns’..........................25
2.1 Halliday/Hasans approach to general nouns’......................25
2.1.1 The concept of cohesion....................................25
2.1.2 The concept of‘reference’..................................28
2.1.3 The concept of‘reiteration.................................33
2.1.4 The concept of general nouns’..............................35
2.2 Previous studies of general nouns’..............................38
2.3 Critical evaluation of the status of general nouns’.............41
3. Approaches to general noun phrases across
different linguistic disciplines....................................43
3.1 Introduction....................................................43
3.2 The grammatical approach to general noun phrases................44
3.2.1 Classification of nouns................................. 44
3.2.2 Modification...............................................46
3.2.3 Classification of general noun phrase heads................51
3.3 The text-linguistic approach to general noun phrases............54
3.3.1 Constitutive features of textual communication.............54
3.3.2 Regulative features of textual communication...............58
3.3.3 Restricted and elaborated style of referencing.............60
3.4 The pragmatic approach to general noun phrases..................62
3.4.1 The Cooperative Principle..................................62
3.4.2 Vagueness in language......................................66
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3.4.2.1 Defining vagueness...................................67
3.4.2.2 Types of vagueness...................................69
3.5 The cognitive approach to general noun phrases....................73
3.5.1 Categorisation..............................................73
3.5.2 Context-dependence of categories............................76
3.5.3 Categorisation and general noun phrases.....................77
3.5.3.1 Introduction.........................................77
3.5.3.2 General noun phrases as ‘empty containers”...........81
3.5.3.3 General noun phrases as “full containers”............82
3.6 Summary: A workable definition of general noun phrases..........84
4. Framework for the analysis of general noun phrases..................87
4.1 Combination of structural and semantic parameters
of general noun phrases..........................................87
4.1.1 Structural parameters of general noun
phrases: +/- Modification....................................88
4.1.1.1 Non-modified general noun phrase
heads: - Modification.................................88
4.1.1.2 Modified general noun phrase heads: + Modification..89
4.1.2 Semantic parameters of general noun phrases: +/- Linkage...91
4.1.2.1 Non-linked general noun phrases: - Linkage..........92
4.1.2.2 Linked general noun phrases: + Linkage..............93
4.2 Functional matrix for the analysis of general noun phrases.......94
4.3 The scale of specification........................................97
4.4 General assumptions for the analysis of general noun phrases.....99
5. Corpus compilation..................................................105
5.1 The corpus-linguistic approach of the present study..............105
5.2 Medium-, domain- and genre-specific features
of the corpus data...............................................107
5.2.1 Some features of spoken and written language...............107
5.2.2 Some features of legal language............................109
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5.2.3 Some features of political language.......................Ill
5.2.4 Some features of conversation.............................113
5.3 The corpus of the present study.................................114
5.3.1 Written corpus............................................114
5.3.1.1 Supreme Court judgments..........................114
5.3.1.2 Political manifestos.............................116
5.3.2 Spoken corpus.............................................117
5.3.2.1 Parliamentary debates............................117
5.3.2.2 General conversations............................120
5.3.3 Summary: Overview of corpus data..........................122
6. Methodology........................................................127
6.1 Methods for the quantitative analysis...........................127
6.1.1 From raw to relevant data.................................127
6.1.2 Determining the frequency of relevant general
noun phrase heads..........................................131
6.2 Methods for the qualitative analysis............................132
6.2.1 The coding system used in the present study...............132
6.2.2 The parameter modification................................136
6.2.2.1 Types of premodification.........................136
6.222 Types of postmodification........................138
6.2.3 The parameter linkage.....................................141
6.2.3.1 Types of endophoric reference....................141
6.2.3.1.1 Halliday/Hasans endophoric reference.............141
6.2.3.1.2 Encapsulation....................................142
6.2.3.1.3 Reference between appositive units...............144
6.2.3.1.4 Reference between subject and complement.........145
6.2.3.1.5 Remote reference.................................147
6.2.3.2 Generic reference................................148
7. Corpus analysis....................................................151
7.1 Quantitative analysis: Frequencies and distribution of relevant
general noun phrase heads in the corpora........................151
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7.1.1 Quantitative results from the judgment corpus................151
7.1.2 Quantitative results from the manifesto corpus...............155
7.1.3 Quantitative results from the debate corpus..................159
7.1.4 Conversation corpus..........................................161
7.1.5 Summary and comparison of results............................165
7.2 Qualitative analysis: The degree of specification of relevant
general noun phrases in the corpora...............................173
7.2.1 Qualitative results from the judgment corpus................173
7.2.1.1 ‘Most specific general noun phrases in
the judgment corpus..................................179
7.2.1.2 ‘Rather specific general noun phrases in
the judgment corpus...................................184
7.2.1.3 ‘Less specific general noun phrases in
the judgment corpus...................................187
7.2.1.4 ‘Least specific general noun phrases in
the judgment corpus...................................190
7.2.2 Qualitative results from the manifesto corpus................191
7.2.2.1 ‘Most specific general noun phrases in
the manifesto corpus..................................194
7.2.2.2 ‘Rather specific general noun phrases in
the manifesto corpus..................................197
7.2.2.3 ‘Less specific general noun phrases in
the manifesto corpus..................................198
7.2.2.4 ‘Least specific general noun phrases in
the manifesto corpus..................................200
7.2.3 Qualitative results from the debate corpus...................201
7.2.3.1 ‘Most specific general noun phrases in
the debate corpus.....................................205
7.2.3.2 ‘Rather specific general noun phrases in
the debate corpus................................... 209
7.2.3.3 ‘Less specific general noun phrases in
the debate corpus.....................................210
7.2.3.4 ‘Least specific general noun phrases in
the debate corpus.....................................212
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7.2.4 Qualitative results from the conversation corpus.........213
7.2.4.1 ‘Most specific’ general noun phrases in the
conversation corpus................................218
7.2.4.2 ‘Rather specific’ general noun phrases in the
conversation corpus................................220
7.2.4.3 ‘Less specific’ general noun phrases in the
conversation corpus................................221
7.2.4.4 ‘Least specific’ general noun phrases in the
conversation corpus................................225
7.2.5 Summary and comparison of results........................226
8. Summary and conclusions............................................237
References............................................................249
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The author critically discusses the concept of ‘general nouns’, which Halliday/
Hasan introduced in their approach to lexical cohesion (1976), and she provides
a comprehensive overview of these nouns from a micro- and a macro-linguistic
perspective. For the empirical analysis, the author compiled a corpus, which
allows statements about a medium- and genre-specific use of ‘general nouns’.
For this purpose, she developed an analytical tool, which takes into account
formal and semantic features. The major outcome of the corpus analysis is
that ‘general nouns’ are much more flexible in form and function than Halliday/
Hasan assumed and, most importantly, that they fulfil genre-specific functions
some of which have not systematically been associated with lexical cohesion.
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