Medially-Placed Linking Adverbials in Written Academic English
Author | : Carolin Harthan |
Publisher | : MUSE: Munich Studies in English |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2022-06-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 3631864566 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783631864562 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Download or read book Medially-Placed Linking Adverbials in Written Academic English written by Carolin Harthan and published by MUSE: Munich Studies in English. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the usage patterns and functions of medially-placed linking adverbials in written academic English. It shows that medial placement can be regarded as a focusing strategy and that different medial positions are associated with distinct discourse functions, such as the marking of the information structure of a sentence.