Oriental Studies (Jun 2018)
The Dynamics of the Functioning of the Colon in the Dictemes of the British Scientific Texts of the 20th Century: Asyndetic Complex Structures
Abstract
The article is devoted to the investigation of practical usage of the colon in the asyndetic complex sentences in British scientific style the 20th century. The author traces the evolution of the colon, identify the functions and new tendencies in colon usage, which are typical for British scientific texts of the 20th century.
