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Analyzing Explanatory Texts from the Perspective of Functional Discourse Grammar
This project focuses on how people use modifiers to explain abstract terms in English and Chinese, employing Functional Discourse Grammar (FDG) to describe the linear positions of modifiers, the levels of meaning they target, and whether they affect truth conditions. Aimed at education, public communication, and language technology, it will deliver clear hierarchy–scope–linearization criteria and aligned annotation guidelines, with potential benefits across these areas. It has especially strong potential in communication-intensive domains such as law, healthcare, and narrative services. The project will use multilingual corpora and learner data to drive theoretical development, potentially advancing Canada’s multilingual ecosystem.
Faculty Supervisor:
Evangelia Daskalaki
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Partner:
Universitat Wien
Discipline:
Sociology
Sector:
Education
University:
University of Alberta
Program:
Globalink Research Award
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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.