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1. 1. Expressions of Future in Present-day English: A Corpus-based Approach

   Författare :Ylva Berglund; Merja Kytö; Michael Stubbs; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; association patterns; corpus linguistics; English; expressions of future; tense; variation; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket;

   Sammanfattning : This corpus-based study of the use of expressions of future in English has two aims: to examine how certain expressions of future are used in Present-day English, and to explore how electronic corpora can be exploited for linguistic study.The expressions focused on in this thesis are five auxiliary or semi-auxiliary verb phrases frequently discussed in studies of future reference in English: will, ’ll, shall, going to and gonna. LÄS MER