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<p> The frequency and the distribution of verbal forms are analyzed in eleven professional texts for six fields of transport and traffic engineering, in a corpus of 7,215 lexemes. The analysis shows that passive forms, for example, occur far less than active forms. Certain functions and meanings of the most frequently used verbal forms are then discussed.</p>
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The frequency and the distribution of verbal forms are analyzed in eleven professional texts for six fields of transport and traffic engineering, in a corpus of 7,215 lexemes. The analysis shows that passive forms, for example, occur far less than active forms. Certain functions and meanings of the most frequently used verbal forms are then discussed.

Verbal Forms In Specialized Written Discourse

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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The frequency and the distribution of verbal forms are analyzed in eleven professional texts for six fields of transport and traffic engineering, in a corpus...

Verbal Forms In Specialized Written Discourse

Published Online: Feb 21, 2013

Page range: 30 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0004-0

Keywords
transport and traffic engineering settings, verb forms

© 2012 by Versita

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Verbal Forms In Specialized Written Discourse

Published Online: Feb 21, 2013

Page range: 30 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0004-0

Keywordstransport and traffic engineering settings, verb forms

© 2012 by Versita

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
transport and traffic engineering settings, verb forms