The article deals with nominalization as a linguistic form with a universal discourse function. It offers an explanation of the discourse function of nominalization as a topicalization mechanism. From this stems the assumption that the use of nominalization is associated with specific text types, which is supported by a comparative study of nominalizations carried out on a sample of English and Slovene newspaper articles from two different periods. The study tests some predictions with regard to the use and frequency of nominalizations in the sample, which are based on general assumptions about the function of nominalizations and some previous observations about nominalizing tendencies in English and Slovene. The results of this study show that both English and Slovene newspaper articles yield similar global patters in the distribution of nominalization in connection with the text type.

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URN:NBN:SI:DOC-JOQZVEX3

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14508552

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Plemenitaš, Katja (2005). Discourse function of nominalization. Acta neophilologica, volume 38, issue 1/2, str. 153-166. URN:NBN:SI:DOC-JOQZVEX3 from http://www.dlib.si

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Plemenitaš, Katja. "Discourse function of nominalization." Acta neophilologica volume 38. issue 1/2 (2005) str. 153-166.
<http://www.dlib.si/?URN=URN:NBN:SI:DOC-JOQZVEX3>

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