The Syntax of Thetic Statements in English
This article offers a formal approach to thetic statements in English that focuses on the structural mechanisms available in this language to express a reading of this sort. I explain the opposition categorical/thetic as the result of two alternative ways to value discourse intention [DI], a core in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Asociación Española de Estudios Anglo-Norteamericanos (AEDEAN)
2020-06-01
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Series: | Atlantis |
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Online Access: | https://www.atlantisjournal.org/index.php/atlantis/article/view/585 |