OPTIONALITY IN PUNCTUATION ASPECT (BY THE MATERIAL OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

Abstract

The author considers the problem of optionality in the sphere of the English punctuation, shows that the logical-communicative nature of punctuation system in the English language conditions the optional use of punctuation in the English sentence, and presents the examples in which the optional use of a comma is most pronounced.

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• Published: February 2, 2013.

Keywords

• английская пунктуационная система
• факультативность
• пунктуационные знаки
• факультативное употребление запятой
• English punctuation system
• optionality
• punctuation marks
• optional use of comma

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