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Author Hunston, Susan, 1953-

Title Corpus approaches to evaluation : phraseology and evaluative language / Susan Hunston
Published New York : Routledge, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 199 pages)
Series Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 13
Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 13.
Contents 1. Evaluative language, phraseology and corpus linguistics -- 2. Appraisal, stance, evaluation -- 3. Status in written texts and multi-modal texts -- 4. Evaluation, quantity and meaning -- 5. Modal-like expressions -- 6. Corpus approaches to investigating status -- 7. Grammar patterns, local grammars and evaluation -- 8. Phraseology, intensity and density -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix to Chapter 5 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary Phraseology, as explored in corpus linguistics, is important to the study of evaluative language. Corpus techniques reveal this phraseology and so assist in, for example, identifying modal meaning and intensifying phrases. The patterns identified by corpus techniques can be used in identifying and parsing instances of evaluation
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Corpora (Linguistics)
PHILOSOPHY -- Language.
Corpora (Linguistics)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203841686
0203841689
9781136900457
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9780415836517
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