- Tytuł:
- Object Length and Other Factors in Prepositional Variation: The Case of Speak, Talk and Write
- Autorzy:
- Sarnecki, Mateusz
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/888940.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2016
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
- Tematy:
-
object
complementation
prepositional
communication verb
Time Magazine Corpus - Opis:
- The existence of prepositional variation in constructions such as speak about/of something can be motivated semantically in that about and of invite different construals of the topic they introduce. This article reports on a study carried out to test the hypothesis that the semantic distinction is reflected in the length of the object which complements the preposi- tion. The results suggest that object length might indeed play a part in the choice between about and of. The study also reveals additional factors which might influence speakers' choice of the topic-introducing preposition.
- Źródło:
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Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies; 2016, 25/2; 43-56
0860-5734 - Pojawia się w:
- Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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