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Phrases in literary contexts.
- Source :
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International Journal of Corpus Linguistics . 2013, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p35-56. 22p. 2 Diagrams, 4 Charts, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- This paper addresses relations between lexico-grammatical patterns and texts. Our focus is on a specific linguistic unit, the 'suspended quotation (or 'suspension'), which has received particular attention in Dickens studies. The suspended quotation refers to an interruption of a fictional character's speech by the narrator with a sequence of at least five words. We show how corpus linguistic methods can help to systematically study suspensions in a corpus of Dickens's novels: we investigate relationships between patterns of body language presentation and suspensions; we consider the distribution of suspensions across novels; and we illustrate how patterns in suspensions relate to meanings of reporting verbs. Overall, we argue that suspensions are discernible units that contribute to meaningful patterns in narrative prose. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13846655
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89179012
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1075/ijcl.18.1.05mah