02604nam 22005053 450 991079456480332120231110220805.0(CKB)4100000011923437(MiAaPQ)EBC6625108(Au-PeEL)EBL6625108(OCoLC)1238128351(EXLCZ)99410000001192343720210901d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierConjunctive markers of contrast in English and Frenchfrom syntax to lexis and discourseMaïté DupontAmsterdamJohn Benjamins2021©20211 online resource (456 pages)Studies in Corpus Linguistics vol. 9990-272-6011-7 "Situated at the interface between corpus linguistics and Systemic Functional Linguistics, this volume focuses on conjunctive markers expressing contrast in English and French. The frequency and placement patterns of the markers are analysed using large corpora of texts from two written registers: newspaper editorials and research articles. The corpus study revisits the long-standing but largely unsubstantiated claim that French requires more explicit markers of cohesive conjunction than English and shows that the opposite is in fact the case. Novel insights into the placement preferences of English and French conjunctive markers are provided by a new approach to theme and rheme that attaches more importance to the rheme than previous studies. The study demonstrates the significant benefits of a combined corpus and Systemic Functional Linguistics approach to the cross-linguistic analysis of cohesion"--Provided by publisher.Studies in Corpus Linguistics Grammar, Comparative and generalConjunctionsCorpora (Linguistics)Systemic grammarEnglish languageGrammar, ComparativeFrenchFrench languageGrammar, ComparativeEnglishGrammar, Comparative and generalConjunctions.Corpora (Linguistics)Systemic grammar.English languageGrammar, ComparativeFrench.French languageGrammar, ComparativeEnglish.415Dupont Maïté842992MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794564803321Conjunctive markers of contrast in English and French1881135UNINA