Observations and Remarks on Relative Pronoun Variation in English
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This Paper examines the pronominal variation exhibited in restrictive relative clauses with non-human referents in modern American English. On the basis of a small-scale quantitative analysis of the Corpus of Contemporary American English, the paper shows that the choice between the pronouns which and that is primarily conditioned by the medium and genre of communication, as well the level of stylistic formality. It is also suggested that an interplay of grammatical roles and discourse functions further affects the variation in question.
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This Paper examines the pronominal variation exhibited in restrictive relative clauses with non-human referents in modern American English. On the basis of a small-scale quantitative analysis of the Corpus of Contemporary American English, the paper shows that the choice between the pronouns which and that is primarily conditioned by the medium and genre of communication, as well the level of stylistic formality. It is also suggested that an interplay of grammatical roles and discourse functions further affects the variation in question.
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