Syntactic functions of finite and non-finite clauses in academic English

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Syntactic functions of finite and non-finite clauses in academic English

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Finite and non-finite clauses can perform four syntactic functions in sentences. They can substitute for clause elements commonly expressed by noun phrases or adverbials; they can pre- and postmodify noun phrases, or as comment clauses, be independent ofthe rest of the sentence. This paper explores the four categories in 100 consecutive sentences in four research articles from psychology and economics published at the beginning of the 20th century and a hundred years later. The findings show that finite and non-finite clauses postmodifying noun phrases are by far the most frequently used category in the older texts. In the modern texts, however, this category decreases in favour of clauses occupying a noun phrase slot and adverbial. In the disciplinesexplored, the data also shows that texts are more impersonal and academic English indicates a trend towards a non-finite mode of expression.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Syntactic functions of finite and non-finite clauses in academic English

Popis výsledku anglicky

Finite and non-finite clauses can perform four syntactic functions in sentences. They can substitute for clause elements commonly expressed by noun phrases or adverbials; they can pre- and postmodify noun phrases, or as comment clauses, be independent ofthe rest of the sentence. This paper explores the four categories in 100 consecutive sentences in four research articles from psychology and economics published at the beginning of the 20th century and a hundred years later. The findings show that finite and non-finite clauses postmodifying noun phrases are by far the most frequently used category in the older texts. In the modern texts, however, this category decreases in favour of clauses occupying a noun phrase slot and adverbial. In the disciplinesexplored, the data also shows that texts are more impersonal and academic English indicates a trend towards a non-finite mode of expression.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AI - Jazykověda

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2010

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Discourse and Interaction

ISSN

1802-9930

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

3

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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