Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ629536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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Understanding Non-Restrictive "Which"-Clauses in Spoken English, Which Is Not an Easy Thing.
Tao, Hongyin; McCarthy, Michael J.
Language Sciences, v23 n6 p651-77 Nov 2001
Reexamines the notion of non-restrictive relative clauses (NRRCs) in light of spoken corpus evidence, based on analysis of 692 occurrences of non-restrictive "which"-clauses in British and American spoken English data. Reviews traditional conceptions of NRRCs and recent work on the broader notion of subordination in spoken grammar. Presents examples from corpora and a concordance-based analysis of co-textual and contextual factors. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Grammar, Indexes, North American English, Oral Language, Phrase Structure
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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