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Download full textHu, H. C. Marcella – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2015
Over the past two decades the concept of semantic prosody has attracted considerable research interest since Sinclair (1991) observed that "many uses of words and phrases show a tendency to occur in a certain semantic environment" (p. 112). Sinclair (2003) also noted that semantic prosody conveys its pragmatic meaning and attitudinal…
Descriptors: Semantics, Intonation, Suprasegmentals, Form Classes (Languages)
