Arlene Harvey
List of John Benjamins publications in which Arlene Harvey is involved.
Articles
2001 Relational clauses in English technical discourse: Patterns of verb choice Pragmatics 11:4, pp. 379–400 | Article
This paper reports on patterns of verb choice in identifying relational clauses (e.g. ‘X is Y, Y is X’) in English technical manuals. While it is obvious that specific lexical verbs will feature in identifying clauses of different functions, e.g. mean (defining), call (naming), exemplify… read more
1999 Definitions in English technical discourse: A study in metafunctional dominance and interaction Functions of Language 6:1, pp. 53–94 | Article
This paper explores degrees of equivalence constructed in English technical definitions. From an ergative perspective, the degree of equivalence depends upon the effectiveness of the clause (i.e. effective vs middle). Effective clauses tend to be encoding in orientation (i.e. the direction of the… read more