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A synchronic corpus study of as if-clauses and as though-clauses in adverbial, complementation and monoclausal constructions
Scius, Mathilde 
Promotor(s) :
Van linden, An
Date of defense : 13-Jun-2019/21-Jun-2019 • Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/6668
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| Title : | A synchronic corpus study of as if-clauses and as though-clauses in adverbial, complementation and monoclausal constructions |
| Author : | Scius, Mathilde
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| Date of defense : | 13-Jun-2019/21-Jun-2019 |
| Advisor(s) : | Van linden, An
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| Committee's member(s) : | Brems, Lieselotte
Möller, Robert
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| Language : | English |
| Number of pages : | 83 |
| Keywords : | [en] comparative subordinators [en] as if [en] as though [en] Present-Day English [en] corpus |
| Discipline(s) : | Arts & humanities > Languages & linguistics |
| Target public : | Researchers Professionals of domain Student |
| Institution(s) : | Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique |
| Degree: | Master en langues et lettres modernes, orientation générale, à finalité didactique |
| Faculty: | Master thesis of the Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres |
Abstract
[en] This dissertation provides a synchronic study of as if-clauses and as though-clauses in adverbial, complementation and monoclausal constructions. The study analyses data drawn from the corpus Collins Wordbanks Online. This dissertation has three aims: (a) to compare the subordinators and see to what extent the findings on as if apply to as though, (b) to study the meanings of as if-clauses and as though-clauses and show that they do not exclusively express comparison or denial, and (c) to determine which of the two subordinators has moved furthest down the cline of grammaticalization.
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