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Miller, Jim and Regina Weinert. 1998. Spontaneous spoken language: syntax and discourse. Clarendon Press. 457 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
ISBN
0198236565

Annotation

This volume reports on syntactic structures and discourse devices characteristic of spontaneous spoken language. A systematic analysis of spoken English is presented. Arguing that there are systematic differences between spoken and written language, the implications of their findings for typology, first-language acquisition, and education are discussed in conclusion.

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