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This Element is a contribution to a new generation of corpus
pragmatics research by taking as its starting point the
multifaceted nature of speech acts in conversation, and by adopting
a mixed-methods approach. Through a unique combination of
theoretical, qualitative, quantitative, and statistical approaches,
it provides a detailed investigation of advice-giving and advice
uptake in relation to (i) the range of constructions used to give
advice in different discourse contexts and at different points in
time, and (ii) their interaction with dialogic and social factors
of advice uptake as key components of frames of advice exchanges in
natural conversation. Using data from the London-Lund Corpora of
spoken British English, the Element shows, firstly, that there are
systematic differences in advising between discourse contexts over
the past half a century, and, secondly, that who gave the advice
and how they did it are the strongest predictors of the advisee's
response. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge
Core.
The study of antonyms (or 'opposites') in a language can provide
important insight into word meaning and discourse structures. This
book provides an extensive investigation of antonyms in English and
offers an innovative model of how we mentally organize concepts and
how we perceive contrasts between them. The authors use corpus and
experimental methods to build a theoretical picture of the antonym
relation, its status in the mind and its construal in context.
Evidence is drawn from natural antonym use in speech and writing,
first-language antonym acquisition, and controlled elicitation and
judgements of antonym pairs by native speakers. The book also
proposes ways in which a greater knowledge of how antonyms work can
be applied to the fields of language technology and lexicography.
The study of antonyms (or 'opposites') in a language can provide
important insight into word meaning and discourse structures. This
book provides an extensive investigation of antonyms in English and
offers an innovative model of how we mentally organize concepts and
how we perceive contrasts between them. The authors use corpus and
experimental methods to build a theoretical picture of the antonym
relation, its status in the mind and its construal in context.
Evidence is drawn from natural antonym use in speech and writing,
first-language antonym acquisition, and controlled elicitation and
judgements of antonym pairs by native speakers. The book also
proposes ways in which a greater knowledge of how antonyms work can
be applied to the fields of language technology and lexicography.
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