LINGUIST List 17.3309
Tue Nov 14 2006
Qs: Verbal forms and Special Languages
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1. Eugenia
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Verbal forms and Special Languages
Message 1: Verbal forms and Special Languages
Date: 12-Nov-2006
From: Eugenia Eumeridou <evmoiricsd.aegean.gr>
Subject: Verbal forms and Special Languages
I would like to ask if there has been any recent work on sublanguage/genreor text type discimination on the basis of verbal form (both finite andnon-finite forms)orif there has been recent work referring to verb form distribution i.e.which are the most frequent tenses or verb forms etc. in specific speciallanguages. I am particularly interested in the legal, commercial,computing or science special language in general.
I am aware of the work by Sager Sager, J.C. Dungworth, D. and McDonald,P.F. 1980. English Special Languages. Wiebaden: Brandstetter Verlag. butI wonder if there is anything more recent on the subject,
Thank you in advance.
Linguistic Field(s):
Text/Corpus Linguistics
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