CHANGES IN THE SYNTACTIC FUNCTIONS OF FINITE/NONFINITE CLAUSES IN NEWSPAPER LANGUAGE
CHANGES IN THE SYNTACTIC FUNCTIONS OF FINITE/NONFINITE CLAUSES IN NEWSPAPER LANGUAGE
Author(s): Marcela MaláSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: newspaper language; academic English; syntactic functions; finite/non-finite subordinate clauses; language change
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the results of a diachronic small-scale exploratory study into newspaper language, focusing on the change in syntactic functions of finite and non-finite clauses. The findings are compared with the results of research into academic English, with the aim of ascertaining which changes seem more universally valid and which can be considered register-dependent only.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 243-252
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English