Some contextual considerations in the use of synonymous verbs: The case of steal, rob, and burglarize

dc.contributor.authorSaeed, Aziz Thabit
dc.contributor.authorFareh, Shehdeh
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-21T08:01:23Z
dc.date.available2017-08-21T08:01:23Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the use of the synonymous verbs burglarize, rob and steal in various authentic contexts in an attempt to identify the semantic and syntactic constraints that differentiate them from one another. The study, drawing data from newspaper articles, books, spontaneous speech as well as the BNC and concordance systems, shows that each of these words possesses semantic and syntactic features that distinguish it form the other two. The study also shows how contextual factors determine the choice of one verb rather than the other. After presenting many illustrative examples that reveal the peculiar nature of each verb, the paper attempts a componential analysis of these three synonymous items that further illustrates the uniqueness of each one of them.pl_PL
dc.identifier.citationStudia Anglica Posnaniensia, vol. 42 (2006), pp. 323-336pl_PL
dc.identifier.issn0081-6272
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10593/19033
dc.language.isoengpl_PL
dc.publisherAdam Mickiewicz Universitypl_PL
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesspl_PL
dc.titleSome contextual considerations in the use of synonymous verbs: The case of steal, rob, and burglarizepl_PL
dc.typeArtykułpl_PL

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