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Infinitives and Gerunds in Recent English Studies on Non-Finite Complements with Data from Large Corpora

This book explores the grammar of to infinitives and gerundial -ing clauses, which is a central area at the interface of syntax and semantics, against the background of what has been called the Great Complement Shift. Over the course of six chapters, the author explores the semantic properties of co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rudanko, Juhani
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
Subjects:
Syntax
Theoretical Linguistics / Grammar
Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Germanic Languages
Semiotics
Grammar, Comparative And General / Syntax
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • - Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Non-Finite Complements of the Verb Consent in Current American and British English
  • Chapter 3: Non-finite Complements of the Adjective Subject in Recent American English
  • Chapter 4: The Semantics of to Infinitives and of -ing Complements: a Case Study on the Adjective Ashamed
  • Chapter 5: Lexico-Grammatical Creativity in American Soap Operas: a Case Study of Transitive into -ing Pattern
  • Chapter 6: Concluding Observations

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