Eggs and McElholm explore the use of phrases signaling an example--for example, ＂for example,＂ ＂such as,＂ and ＂namely＂--in English and briefly in German. Such constructions are widely used,
they say, but are mentioned rarely by linguists and so far without any systematic thought for how and why they are used. They begin with a general overview of the types of use of example
markers. Among them are the generalizing effect, exemplifications in non-appositive structures, descriptive uses in sentences or clauses in the scope domain, and complex sentences with
non-adverbial clauses. Then they focus on the argumentative use of example markers. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
