Infinitives and Gerunds in Recent English

Studies on Non-Finite Complements with Data from Large Corpora

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

AvJuhani Rudanko

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-11-10
Mått148 x 210 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor88
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319463124

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- 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.