Abstract
Many inanimate abstract nouns can perform a cohesive function, facilitating the creation of succinct, coherent texts. Such nouns only have a vague general meaning when taken out of context, but acquire a more specific and often attitudinally marked meaning with reference to other words in the text, whether they be in the same clause or in a previous or subsequent clause.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Academic Writing in a Second or Foreign Language |
| Editors | R. Tang |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Continum |
| Pages | 126-145 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781441112163 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Bibliographical note
The full text is not available from the repository.Keywords
- shell nouns
- signalling nouns
- inanimate abstract nouns
- academic writing
- english as a second language
- english as a foreign language