Concessive constructions in varieties of English

This volume presents a synchronic investigation of concessive constructions in nine varieties of English, based on data from the International Corpus of English. The structures of interest are complex sentences with a subordinate clause introduced by although, though or even though. Various function...

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description This volume presents a synchronic investigation of concessive constructions in nine varieties of English, based on data from the International Corpus of English. The structures of interest are complex sentences with a subordinate clause introduced by although, though or even though. Various functional and formal features are taken into account: (i) the semantic/pragmatic relation that holds between the propositions involved, (ii) the position of the subordinate clause, (iii) the conjunction that is used, and (iv) the syntax of the subordinate clause. By exploring patterns of variation from a Construction Grammar perspective, the study works towards an explanatory model, whose point of departure is at the functional (semantic/pragmatic) level, and which makes hierarchically organised predictions for different formal levels (clause position, choice of connective and realisation of the subordinate clause). It treats concessives as complex form-function pairings, and develops arguments and routines that may inform quantitative approaches to constructional variation more generally.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1365062026-06-05T05:41:59Z Concessive constructions in varieties of English Schützler, Ole Language Arts & Disciplines Linguistics bic Book Industry Communication::C Language::CF linguistics This volume presents a synchronic investigation of concessive constructions in nine varieties of English, based on data from the International Corpus of English. The structures of interest are complex sentences with a subordinate clause introduced by although, though or even though. Various functional and formal features are taken into account: (i) the semantic/pragmatic relation that holds between the propositions involved, (ii) the position of the subordinate clause, (iii) the conjunction that is used, and (iv) the syntax of the subordinate clause. By exploring patterns of variation from a Construction Grammar perspective, the study works towards an explanatory model, whose point of departure is at the functional (semantic/pragmatic) level, and which makes hierarchically organised predictions for different formal levels (clause position, choice of connective and realisation of the subordinate clause). It treats concessives as complex form-function pairings, and develops arguments and routines that may inform quantitative approaches to constructional variation more generally. 2024-04-18T06:29:25Z 2024-04-18T06:29:25Z 2024-04-16T05:30:53Z 2023 book OCN: 1419698246 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/89846 9783985540808 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/136506 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/89846/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/89846/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/89846/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/89846/1/external_content.pdf Language Science Press Language Science Press 10.5281/zenodo.8375010 10.5281/zenodo.8375010 ed03121b-b998-4b50-8d58-1d0745565558 Knowledge Unlatched 9783985540808 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Language Science Press 2024-2026 Language Science Press open access
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