Differences in the usage of finite adverbial concessive clauses. A replication study of 'Gender Differences in English Syntax' by Britta Mondorf

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Anthologies
Cover of the book Differences in the usage of finite adverbial concessive clauses. A replication study of 'Gender Differences in English Syntax' by Britta Mondorf by Anna Klamann, GRIN Verlag
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Anna Klamann ISBN: 9783668032767
Publisher: GRIN Verlag Publication: August 19, 2015
Imprint: GRIN Verlag Language: English
Author: Anna Klamann
ISBN: 9783668032767
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Publication: August 19, 2015
Imprint: GRIN Verlag
Language: English

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1.0, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Department of English & Linguistics), course: Syntax, language: English, abstract: This paper is a partial replication of Mondorf's (2004) study on Gender Differences in English Syntax and combines quantitative corpus data and methodology with the framework of functional grammar to analyse gender-differences in finite adverbial concessive clauses headed by although and whereas. The internal factors of semantic-type and position were examined and the result suggests a strong influence of sex onto the usage of finite adverbial concessive clauses, with an overall result of concessive clauses being the marked domain of men. Correlations between sex and language are often taken for granted, but empirical studies on this topic, especially in the area of syntax, are surprisingly rare. One of the main studies of the past two decades, about the correlation between sex and language, which investigates sex-differences in specific syntactic constructions, is Britta Mondorf's work Gender Differences in English Syntax. Using the London-Lund Corpus (LLC), Mondorf empirically explores 'two areas of marked gender difference in English syntax', namely tag questions and finite adverbial clauses. For the purpose of this replication study, only finite adverbial concessive clauses will be considered. Mondorf's study demonstrates 'the existence of gender differentiated syntactic behaviour in the LLC of spoken British English' and shows that women are 'prolific users of those syntactic constructions that signal a low degree of commitment towards the proposition expressed'.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1.0, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Department of English & Linguistics), course: Syntax, language: English, abstract: This paper is a partial replication of Mondorf's (2004) study on Gender Differences in English Syntax and combines quantitative corpus data and methodology with the framework of functional grammar to analyse gender-differences in finite adverbial concessive clauses headed by although and whereas. The internal factors of semantic-type and position were examined and the result suggests a strong influence of sex onto the usage of finite adverbial concessive clauses, with an overall result of concessive clauses being the marked domain of men. Correlations between sex and language are often taken for granted, but empirical studies on this topic, especially in the area of syntax, are surprisingly rare. One of the main studies of the past two decades, about the correlation between sex and language, which investigates sex-differences in specific syntactic constructions, is Britta Mondorf's work Gender Differences in English Syntax. Using the London-Lund Corpus (LLC), Mondorf empirically explores 'two areas of marked gender difference in English syntax', namely tag questions and finite adverbial clauses. For the purpose of this replication study, only finite adverbial concessive clauses will be considered. Mondorf's study demonstrates 'the existence of gender differentiated syntactic behaviour in the LLC of spoken British English' and shows that women are 'prolific users of those syntactic constructions that signal a low degree of commitment towards the proposition expressed'.

More books from GRIN Verlag

Cover of the book Globalisierung - Eine (neue) Herausforderung für die Gesellschaft? by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Präventive und interventive Methoden und Maßnahmen gegen Schulangst im Kontext Sozialer Arbeit by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Das Böse und die Wiedergutmachungs- oder Strafgerechtigkeit in der 'Confessio Philosophi' und der 'Theodizee' von Leibniz by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Der religiöse Film by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Biographieforschung by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Unterrichtsthema Geschäftsfähigkeit. Eine fallorientierte Erarbeitung und Erweiterung der Methodenkompetenz in der Unterstufe by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Case Management in der ambulanten Palliative Care by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Offener Sportunterricht und seine besonderen Belastungen by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book 'Die Simpsons'. Analyse der Serie by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Günther Anders - Über Phantome und den Zerfall des Menschen by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Islamistischer Terrorismus als globale Bedrohung by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Die Erfahrungen von Männern in Frauenberufen im Vergleich zu Kanters tokenism-These. by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Zwangsstörungen. Diagnostik und Intervention by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Die Sozialisation des Kindes nach Parsons by Anna Klamann
Cover of the book Der Drachenmythos in Europa by Anna Klamann
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy