A systemic functional approach to referring expressions : reconsidering postmodification in the nominal group
This thesis explores the relevant systems which model the choices speakers make when referring to objects. Referring expressions have received relatively little attention in Systemic Functional Linguistics, although from a purely structural perspective some work has attempted to account for postmodification in the nominal group. The main goal of this thesis is to produce a theoretical and analytical approach to referring expressions including complex referring expressions in particular. This requires a shift in perspective from structural (ânominal groupâ) to functional (âreferring expressionâ).
Fontaine, Lise
P Philology. Linguistics
A systemic functional approach to referring expressions : reconsidering postmodification in the nominal group. This thesis explores the relevant systems which model the choices speakers make when referring to objects. Referring expressions have received relatively little attention in Systemic Functional Linguistics, although from a purely structural perspective some work has attempted to account for postmodification in the nominal group. The main goal of this thesis is to produce a theoretical and analytical approach to referring expressions including complex referring expressions in particular. This requires a shift in perspective from structural (ânominal groupâ) to functional (âreferring expressionâ).
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