TYPES OF ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTIONS IN MODERN ENGLISH
TYPES OF ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTIONS IN MODERN ENGLISH
Author(s): Nadezhda P. TodorovaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: absolute construction; AC; Modern English; types;
Summary/Abstract: The paper offers a general characterization of the English absolute construction (AC) and a detailed classification of the various types of ACs in present-day English. Some observations on the use of this construction in different types of discourse are also made. The results are finally systematized and presented in a table illustrating the frequency profile of ACs in Modern English.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 183-192
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
