Gryzhak L. The category of definiteness/indefiniteness in English discourse typology

Українська версія

Thesis for the degree of Candidate of Sciences (CSc)

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0409U004560

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Specialization

  • 10.02.04 - Германські мови

11-09-2009

Specialized Academic Board

К 76.051.07

Essay

The dissertation focuses on the systematic approach to the language means of expressing definiteness/indefiniteness in English, their stylistic functions in different discourses. The author expounds the given category in synchronic and diachronic aspects, sets forth the complex analysis of this linguistic phenomenon, specifies the number of determiners in English, describes their stylistic functions in fiction, news and academic discourses and treats determiners as discourse discriminating units.

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