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Previous research studies are in agreement that the canonical order for English if-conditionals is sentence-initial rather than final. However, earlier findings regarding the distribution of the ordering between initial and final if-conditionals represent only those patterns specific to the limited number of genres examined. This corpus study is based on a research approach which includes a larger sampling pool and a selection of representative genres as well as detailed statistical and content analyses. It examines the variations in the distributional patterns between initial and final…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Previous research studies are in agreement that the
canonical order for English if-conditionals is
sentence-initial rather than final. However, earlier
findings regarding the distribution of the ordering
between initial and final if-conditionals represent
only those patterns specific to the limited number of
genres examined. This corpus study is
based on a research approach which includes a larger
sampling pool and a selection of representative
genres as well as detailed statistical and content
analyses. It examines the variations in the
distributional patterns between initial and final
if-clauses within each individual genre and across
different genres. The findings of this study suggest
that if-conditionals have significantly different
distributional pattern across genres. In contrast to
the consensus view that initial
if-clause rather than final is the dominant clause
order, in 3 of the genres examined, final if-clauses
occur more frequently than initial. In addition, in 3
other genres, these two clause types are equally
distributed. This study thus identifies genre as a
significant factor influencing sentential
if-conditional placement.
Autorenporträt
Shu Pin Nall received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from Ball
State University. She is currently an assistant professor in
National Kinmen Institute of Technology in Taiwan. Her research
interest includes Second Language Acquisition, Discourse
Analysis, Second Language Writing and ESL/EFL Teaching Methods.