An investigation of some aspects of 'staying' and 'thematization' in English texts : the use of some 'thematic devices' in context by native and non-native speakers

This thesis is an investigation of some aspects of staging and thematization in English expository texts, with a view to evaluating these concepts within an applied linguistic framework. Staging is a metaphorical label referring to a dimension of prose structure which gives relative prominence to di...

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Main Author: Ayad, Mahmoud A. G.
Published: University of Edinburgh 1980
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.448451