Complex noun phrases: formal and functional criteria of identification, with reflections in the construction of academic gender

Authors

  • Vera Lucia Paredes Pereira da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31513/linguistica.2020.v16nEsp.a43728

Keywords:

Complex Noun Phrases, Academic genres, Reference, Word order.

Abstract

NPs contribute to the construction of reference and to the identification of the main subject in the text. They also mark the formal usage of written language. Thirty Abstracts produced by Brazilian graduate students in Languages and Medicine were analyzed. The criteria of complexity included the number of lexical items, the types of embedding, the informational status and the preferred order in the clause. Their frequency was compared. The analysis showed that, in this genre, Complex Noun Phrases prevail and can be used on both sides of the verb, thus contributing to the genre´s formality and difficulty of production/comprehension.

Author Biography

Vera Lucia Paredes Pereira da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguística.

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Published

2020-11-07

Issue

Vol. 16 (2020): Special Issue - Celebrating over 50 years of the Graduate Linguistics Program at UFRJ and of the Professor Emeritus Miriam Lemle’s career

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