EXPLORING PARAGRAPHS FROM THE OUTSIDE
EXPLORING PARAGRAPHS FROM THE OUTSIDE
Author(s): Renata PípalováSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Summary/Abstract: The paper strives to examine some conspicuous external parameters of graphic paragraphs in contemporary British English. It is based on a corpus composed of 2,070 paragraphs representing three register corpora and six subcorpora. The study surveys mainly registerspecific features of paragraphing and discusses an interplay of factors affecting paragraph length and related phenomena.
Journal: Discourse and Interaction
- Issue Year: 1/2008
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 99-114
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English