THE NOUN PHRASE IN ENGLISH AND ROMANIAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STUDY OF BUSINESS ENGLISH
THE NOUN PHRASE IN ENGLISH AND ROMANIAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STUDY OF BUSINESS ENGLISH

Summary/Abstract: The noun phrase is a central element in the construction of the clause, its importance and complexity tending to increase in those registers where conciseness and brevity of expression are essential, e.g. news writing and academic prose. As a result of their ability to pack information in economical forms, some noun phrases have been conventionalized into specialized terms designating concepts from various fields of study, and consequently occupy a central place in the study of the languages of these fields. An example in this respect is the language of business and economics. The present paper provides a contrastive overview of the English and the Romanian noun phrase, and discusses the extent to which the differences existing between the two languages can cause interference in the learning of Business English by Romanian students.

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