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I general extenders nel testo scritto, tra lessico e punteggiatura
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4635918 |
Author(s) |
Pecorari, Filippo |
Author(s) at UniBasel |
Pecorari, Filippo
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Year |
2022 |
Title |
I general extenders nel testo scritto, tra lessico e punteggiatura |
Journal |
Revue romane |
Volume |
57 |
Number |
2 |
Pages / Article-Number |
311-342 |
Abstract |
The functional category of general extenders (e.g. and so on, or something, etcetera) has been mainly analysed in previous work with a focus on spoken language. The aim of this paper is to further explore its use in standard written language, through the analysis of a corpus of Italian texts. The paper shows that general extenders in written language display several specific features that need to be considered within a general account of the class: (i) from a quantitative point of view, their frequency of use is lower than that of their spoken counterparts; (ii) forms like the abbreviation ecc./etc. and the ellipsis are exclusive of written language; (iii) they are often employed in lists that exemplify a co-occurring referring expression, thus reinforcing text cohesion without the proper online categorization that regularly takes place in spoken language; (iv) their frequency of use is higher in formal texts, whereas in spoken language it increases in interactive and informal discourse. |
Publisher |
JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO |
ISSN/ISBN |
0035-3906 |
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ISI-Number |
WOS:000754882100001 |
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Article |
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