Modal versus lexical verbs in English (A case study) – Bc. Jana Kadavá
Bc. Jana Kadavá
Bachelor's thesis
Modal versus lexical verbs in English (A case study)
Modal versus lexical verbs in English (A case study)
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá slovesem "dare", které může mít funkci jako lexikální nebo jako modální. Práce se zaměřuje na použití slovesa v jednotlivých formách. Jejím cílem je vyjasnit, ve kterých kontextech mají lidé tendenci používat konkrétní formy a také porovnat užívání slovesa v britské a americké angličtině. Práce zkoumá sloveso ve vybraných příkladových větách pocházejících z korpusů Britský …moreAbstract:
This bachelor thesis deals with the verb dare that can function either as a lexical or as a modal verb. The thesis focuses on the use of the verb in individual forms. Its aim is to clarify in what contexts people tend to use which form and to compare the usage of the verb in British English and in American English. The verb is analysed in selected sample sentences taken from the corpora British National …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 17. 5. 2018
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/ov7p6/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 14. 6. 2018
- Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Naděžda Kudrnáčová, CSc.
- Reader: Mgr. Helena Worthington
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Faculty of ArtsBachelor programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature
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