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[Linking adverbials #8]

Task (1): Search for though (sort concordance by right word); quote the first line in which though has not been used as a conjunct.
Task (2): What is the function of though in that line?
Task (3): Browse quickly through the search results for though; in what positions in the clause is the conjunct (linking adverbial) though found? Your answer should be supplied with examples from the corpus.
Task (4): What kind of conjunct is though, i.e. what kind of relationship between two units of discourse does it signal?



Suggested answer:

(1) The first line in which though has not been used as a conjunct is:
Though 1,800 people were involved in the redundancies it was...

(2) The function of though in the above example is that of subordinating conjunction

(3) Though as a linking adverbial is typically found in final or mid-position.

Example of though in final position:
The ham was very good though.

Example of though in mid-position:
The win, though, has put us right back in it.

(4) Though as a conjunct typically signals contrast.

Read about Linking adverbials here and here (Power Point file (see slides 9-12))
Terminology: conjunct

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