Choice in Language - Applications in Text Analysis - Gerard O'Grady

Choice in Language - Applications in Text Analysis - Gerard O'Grady

8 A probabilistic approach to choice: The impact of contextual factors on the tactic system in research article abstracts

Choice in Language - Applications in Text Analysis - Gerard O'Grady

Akila Sellami-Baklouti [+-]
University of Sfax, Tunisia
Akila Sellami-Baklouti is Associate Professor of English language and linguistics at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Sfax, Tunisia.

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This chapter argues for the suitability of a conditional probabilistic approach to Choice, which constitutes a defining concept in systemic functional theory, where structure is to be interpreted as ‘the outward form taken by systemic choices’.

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Sellami-Baklouti, Akila. 8 A probabilistic approach to choice: The impact of contextual factors on the tactic system in research article abstracts. Choice in Language - Applications in Text Analysis. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 215-242 Jul 2013. ISBN 9781908049551. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=21929. Date accessed: 29 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.21929. Jul 2013

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