This book is aimed at identifying the types, meaning and functions of presupposition triggers employed in the descriptive and narrative tiers of some characters' portrayal in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. To fulfill such aim, the researcher adapts a model proposed by Li (2010) and Du (2012) based on the theory of presupposition put forward by Levinson (1983) and Yule (1996). Through the descriptive qualitative approach, the data analysis shows that fifteen types of presupposition triggers out of the sixteen studied are found-verbs of judging are not employed-and the most frequently employed...
This book is aimed at identifying the types, meaning and functions of presupposition triggers employed in the descriptive and narrative tiers of some ...
This study aims to identify the devices, strategies, functions and purposes of hedging employed in Shaw's Arms and the Man, Man and Superman, and Pygmalion. To fulfill this aim, an eclectic model is adopted, integrating the taxonomies of Salager-Meyer (1997), Hyland (1998), Varttala (2001) and Fraser (2010). Blending qualitative and quantitative methods, the data analysis shows that sixteen lexical and syntactic hedges are found in each play, and the most frequently employed device is the modal auxiliary. These devices are used as strategies of intimacy, irony, avoidance, concealment,...
This study aims to identify the devices, strategies, functions and purposes of hedging employed in Shaw's Arms and the Man, Man and Superman, and Pygm...
Ziel dieser Studie ist es, die Mittel, Strategien, Funktionen und Zwecke der Absicherung in Shaws Arms and the Man, Man and Superman und Pygmalion zu ermitteln. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, wird ein eklektisches Modell verwendet, das die Taxonomien von Salager-Meyer (1997), Hyland (1998), Varttala (2001) und Fraser (2010) integriert. Die Datenanalyse mit einer Mischung aus qualitativen und quantitativen Methoden zeigt, dass in jedem Stück sechzehn lexikalische und syntaktische Absicherungen zu finden sind, wobei das am häufigsten verwendete Mittel das modale Hilfsverb ist. Diese Mittel...
Ziel dieser Studie ist es, die Mittel, Strategien, Funktionen und Zwecke der Absicherung in Shaws Arms and the Man, Man and Superman und Pygmalion zu ...
Cette étude vise à identifier les dispositifs, les stratégies, les fonctions et les objectifs de la couverture employés dans Arms and the Man, Man and Superman et Pygmalion de Shaw. Pour atteindre cet objectif, un modèle éclectique est adopté, intégrant les taxonomies de Salager-Meyer (1997), Hyland (1998), Varttala (2001) et Fraser (2010). Combinant des méthodes qualitatives et quantitatives, l'analyse des données montre que seize couvertures lexicales et syntaxiques sont présentes dans chaque pièce, et que le dispositif le plus fréquemment employé est l'auxiliaire modal. Ces...
Cette étude vise à identifier les dispositifs, les stratégies, les fonctions et les objectifs de la couverture employés dans Arms and the Man, Man...
