Recipes belong to the abbreviated register, a categorisation of varieties of non-standard language use which displays an abbreviated or simplified form of the standard language use, like newspaper...Show moreRecipes belong to the abbreviated register, a categorisation of varieties of non-standard language use which displays an abbreviated or simplified form of the standard language use, like newspaper headlines and instructions. Recipes fall under the practical text type within abbreviated registers, which have the function of describing a method of preparation of a dish. To be most functional, they need to be as easy to follow as possible. One of the most striking differences between the normative language and the language used in recipes is the omission of objects. Object omission is able to take place in recipes because the reader is aware of the missing object from the context. The omitted direct object maintains its status as a topic even though it is not explicitly mentioned. The verb type can determine whether a direct object is required: if the verb is transitive, it can prove the existence of a direct object. In order to give a more detailed description of object omission in relation to the verb type, this thesis provides an in-depth analysis of the relation between transitive verbs and their direct objects in fifty English language recipes.Show less
This paper presents a study of article omission in two types of headlines, focusing on the differences between article omission in printed headlines and article omission in digital headlines. The...Show moreThis paper presents a study of article omission in two types of headlines, focusing on the differences between article omission in printed headlines and article omission in digital headlines. The study is carried out on a corpus of 120 news items collected from ‘De Volkskrant’, with half of the material from the physical paper and the other half from the corresponding digital news items. The research reflects on earlier findings in the field of article omission and presents new findings regarding the differences between article omission in physical and digital headlines and regarding other determiners that can be omitted as well. A theory about shifting the focus of investigation to the realization of articles instead of the omission thereof, initiated by Oosterhof and Rawoens (2017), is further elaborated.Show less
