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Written reformulation in a modular approach
Author(s) -
Fløttum Kjersti
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of applied linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.712
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1473-4192
pISSN - 0802-6106
DOI - 10.1111/j.1473-4192.1996.tb00089.x
Subject(s) - modular design , object (grammar) , computer science , perspective (graphical) , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , relation (database) , linguistics , sequence (biology) , applied linguistics , artificial intelligence , natural language processing , programming language , mathematics , philosophy , statistics , database , biology , genetics
Reformulation is an important discursive strategy in the language user's everyday efforts to solve communicative problems. The object of investigation in this paper is the reformulation sequence signalled by c'est‐à‐dire in written French. The aim of the study presented is, in general, to throw light on the relation between form and use of this type of reformulation and, in particular, to describe its various functions. The methodological approach is that of modular linguistics, as developed by Nølke, wherein the different modules are connected by a system of global rules, assuring the coherence of the model. This paper attempts to show how a modular approach consisting of structural, semantic, pragmatic and textual components contributes to a new and accurate description of reformulation and, in particular, how modules interact and thereby assure a global perspective on the object of investigation.