A Corpus-based Analysis of Semantic Prosody on Near-Synonyms
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prosody into discourse analysis, evaluating a speaker’s attitude, acquiring vocabulary, etc., has become a central issue in the field of current
research. The semantic prosody of near-synonyms attracts a great deal of attention because it can reveal distinctions beyond human intuition.
In this article, the author analyses studies of semantic prosodies of near synonyms to introduce the unique function and characteristic of semantic prosody in distinguishing between near synonyms and to provide new insights into the study of near synonyms.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i34.12091
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