Make + adjective in Eighteenth-century English

What is it about?

Make plus adjective or noun structures are often used by speakers of English. Nevertheless, the first have not been, to our understanding, as thoroughly studied as the latter and less so in non-everyday language. The aim of this paper is to provide a preliminary study and compare the behaviour of make plus adjective collocations (such as make clear) as they were used by eighteenth-century scientists and fiction writers.

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Why is it important?

To have a real idea about the differences between fiction and scientific writing.