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A Corpus of History Texts (CHET) as part of the Coruña Corpus Project
(St. Petersburgh State University, 2015)[Abstract] The aim of this paper is to offer a description of the Corpus of Historical English Texts (CHET), one of the several sub-corpora within the Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing (CC). The compilation ... -
A look beyond the texts: The samples in the eighteenth-century Corpus of English Life Sciences Texts
(John Benjamins, 2021)[Abstract] This chapter deals with the eighteenth-century texts we have included in the Corpus of English Life Sciences Texts, CELiST, one of the corpora included in the Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing. The ... -
A look beyond the texts: the samples in the nineteenth-century Corpus of English Life Sciences Texts
(John Benjamins, 2021)[Abstract] This chapter complements the previous one in that it deals with the nineteenth-century texts we have included in the Corpus of English Life Sciences Texts, CELiST, one of the corpora in the Coruña Corpus of ... -
‘A matter both of curioſity and uſefulneſs’: Compiling the Corpus of English Texts on Language
(Asociación Española de Lingüística de Corpus, 2019)[Abstract] This paper describes the compilation of CETeL, the subcorpus on ‘Language and Linguistics’ in the Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing, and discusses the various challenges encountered during the process ... -
A Report on English Historical Linguistics in Spain (1968-2011)
(The European Society for the Study of English, 2012)[Abstract] In the following pages we will report on the development of research in English historical linguistics in Spain, looking specifically at doctoral dissertations. These can be seen as an indicator of the ... -
A Study of Finite Complementation in late 14th Century English
(Universidade de Vigo, 1997)[Resumen] Este artículo pretende prófundizar en el análisis de los modelos de complementación finita (conteniendo formas verbales marcadas) existentes en Inglés Medio y cotejarlos con los períodos lingüísticos inmediatamente ... -
A study of finite complementation in late Fourteenth Century English
(Universidade de Vigo, 1997)[Resumen] Este artículo pretende profundizar en el análisis de los modelos de complementación finita (conteniendo formas verbales marcadas) existentes en Inglés Medio y cotejarlos con los períodos lingüísticos inmediatamente ... -
Adjectival forms in Middle English: syntactic and semantic implications.
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2002)[Abstract] Our main purpose in this paper is to look into the place of adjectives in a particular period in the history of English as regards their position in the Noun Phrase and whether such position may somehow alter ... -
An introduction to CHET, the Corpus of History English Texts
(John Benjamins, 2019)[Abstract] The chapter presents the different methodological issues and the theoretical decisions made when facing the compilation of a corpus of texts dealing with History for the late Modern English period. The first ... -
Analising the Coruña Corpus: Subjectivity and Intersubjectivity Markers
(Adam Mickiewicz University, 2022)[Abstract] This paper aims to analyse the concepts of subjectivity and intersubjectivity in scientific writing through the use of stance adverbs perhaps and possibly. These adverbs act as markers of the authors’ presence ... -
“Arguments That Could Possibly Be Urged”: Modal Verbs and Tentativeness in the Coruña Corpus
(2019-07-22)[Abstract] This paper complements previous research into the late Modern English scientific writing uses of the adverbs possibly and perhaps as manifestations of either subjectivity or intersubjectivity, as presented in ... -
Astronomy, Philosophy, Life Sciences and History Texts: Setting the Scene for the Study of Modern Scientific Writing
(Routledge, 2020-06-12)[Abstract] The aim of this paper is to offer a description of four of the existing subcorpora of the Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing. Both the principles of compilation and the sociolinguistic variables considered ... -
At close range: prefaces and other text types in the Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing
(Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Servicio de Publicaciones y Difusión Científica, 2016)[Abstract] What we nowadays term “front matter” was conceived of in the past as a direct address to the reader. Over time, standard formulae were developed and certain rhetorical devices consolidated. Late modern authors ... -
But be ſure you let it ſettle: Late Modern Authors’ Presence in English Scientific Texts
(The Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies (AEDEAN), 2024)[Abstract] The use of pronouns shows the author’s intention to address the reading public or the presence of the target readership in texts. This paper focuses on second-person pronouns, which are especially revealing of ... -
CETA as a tool for the study of Modern Astronomy in English
(John Benjamins, 2012)[Abstract] Modern culture can be said to depend on writing to such an extent that if scientific knowledge is not written it simply does not exist (Hyland, 1998). It is easy to observe, when glancing through any more or ... -
CETA in the context of the Coruña Corpus
(Oxford University Press, 2010)[Abstract] The Coruña Corpus (CC): a Collection of Samples for the Historical Study of English Scientific Writing is a project on which the MUSTE group has been working since 2003 in the University of A Coruña (Spain). It ... -
Classifying communicative formats in CHET, CECHeT and others
(EasyChair, 2016)[Abstract] This paper describes one of the concerns of corpus compilers when gathering samples of texts. In particular, it explores how to classify such samples in wider categories in the case of the Corpus of English ... -
Conditionals as interpersonal devices in Late Modern English women’s scientific writing
(Universitat Jaume I, 2023)[Abstract] It is widely recognised that attaining best possible reception of one’s writing within the scientific community is among the main factors that contribute to the rhetorical profile of scientific prose. Authors ... -
Different Paths for Words and Money: The Semantic Field of Commerce and Finance in Middle English
(Rodopi, 2007)[Abstract] Our aim in this paper is to examine the relationship between society and language change. Development such as the discovery of new territories and the introduction of new and exotic products and practices are ... -
Eighteenth century female authors: women and science in the Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing
(The Australian Linguistic Society, 2013)[Abstract] This paper explores the use of linguistic features characteristic of impersonal or personal style in scientific writing by female authors in the eighteenth century. Variables such as discipline, subject-matter ...