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Peer reviewedBiber, Douglas; Finegan, Edward – Discourse Processes, 1988
Identifies various speech styles of English as marked by stance adverbials. Indicates that the discourse functions of stance adverbials differ considerably from the functions suggested by their literal meanings. (JK)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Cluster Analysis, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedCoulter, Geoffrey R. – Discourse Processes, 1983
Examines the role played by relative clauses in American Sign Language. (FL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Sentence Structure
Peer reviewedTanenhaus, Michael K.; Seidenberg, Mark S. – Discourse Processes, 1981
Describes three experiments that investigated the influence of a context sentence on the processing of a subsequent sentence. Concludes that context can affect within-sentence processes in comprehension. Test materials used in the experiments are appended. (FL)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Reading Comprehension
