A12.4 Some tendencies in spoken English
Beyond the absolute distinctions described above there are many situations where the
difference is more to do with a tendency. For instance, in the written texts studied in
C10 and C11, noun phrases tended to become very long, involving multiple layers of
subordination. Compared to this, noun phrases in unplanned speech tend to be short,
with a limited amount of premodification and postmodification, and with little
subordination.
Here are some more specific, typical features of speech.
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