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Corpus-based Analyses of the Problem–Solution Pattern
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Volume 29 Corpus-based Analyses of the Problem–Solution Pattern. A phraseological approach by Lynne Flowerdew
Corpus-based Analyses of the Problem–Solution Pattern A phraseological approach Lynne Flowerdew Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Flowerdew, Lynne. Corpus-based analyses of the problem/solution pattern : a phraseological approach / Lynne Flowerdew. p. cm. (Studies in Corpus Linguistics, issn 1388-0373 ; v. 29) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Corpora (Linguistics) 2. Grammar, Comparative and general--Data processing. I. Title. P128.C68F56 2008 415'.0285--dc22 isbn 978 90 272 2303 6 (Hb; alk. paper)
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Table of contents
Acknowledgments chapter 1 Problem-Solution pattern: An overview and corpus analytic perspective Clause relations as a means of identifying the Problem-Solution pattern 1 Grammatical signals of clause relations for the Problem-Solution pattern 4 Lexical signals of clause relations for the Problem-Solution pattern 5 Corpus analysis of a grammatical signal for the Problem element 8 Corpus analysis of a lexical signal for the Problem element 10 Conclusion 11 chapter 2 Issues in corpus linguistics and discourse studies Methodologies 14 Contextual features 15 Interpretation of data 16 Corpus linguistics: Towards a multi-faceted approach 19 chapter 3 The two corpora: Context and compilation Contextual background of the Professional and Student corpus 21 Issues in corpus compilation 24 Conclusion 32 chapter 4 Frequency, key word and key-key word analysis of signals for the Problem-Solution pattern Classificatory framework for signals: Appraisal system 33 Frequency analysis of signals 35 Key word analysis of signals 39 Key-key word analysis of signals 44