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Concessive Constructions in Varieties of English

This volume presents a synchronic investigation of concessive constructions in nine varieties of English, based on data from the International Corpus of English. The structures of interest are complex sentences with a subordinate clause introduced by although, though or even though. Various function...

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Main Author: Schützler, Ole
Format: Book
Published: Language Science Press 2023
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English language > Concessive clauses
Language arts
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