Signalling nouns in English : a corpus-based discourse approach /

Signalling nouns (SNs) are abstract nouns like problem, result, idea and fact which are non-specific in their meaning when considered in isolation and specific in their meaning by reference to their linguistic context. SNs contribute to cohesion and evaluation in discourse. This work offers the firs...

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Main Authors:	Flowerdew, J. R., 1945- (Author), Forest, Richard (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Series:	Studies in English language.
Subjects:	English language > Noun. English language > Parts of speech. English language > Grammar. Lexical grammar. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.