Variation in Non-finite Constructions in English Trends Affecting Infinitives and Gerunds /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Kaunisto, Mark (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Rudanko, Juhani (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Grammar.; Corpora (Linguistics).; Linguistic change.; Syntax.; Linguistics-Methodology.; Corpus Linguistics.; Language Change.; Research Methods in Language and Linguistics.

This book sheds new light on the nature of gerunds in English, utilizing data from very large electronic corpora in order to compare pairs of patterns viewed as constructions. It serves as a contribution to the study of complementation, an under-researched area of investigation which bridges observa...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Variation between Sentential Complements: the Case of Work at -ing and Work on -ing
• Chapter 3: Semantic Roles and Complement Selection: a Case Study on the Matrix Adjective Frightened
• Chapter 4: Emergence of Covert Noun Phrase Objects: the Case of Advise against -ing
• Chapter 5: Exceptions to Bach's Generalization in Inner and Outer Core Varieties of English: the Case of Warn against -ing
• Chapter 6: New Light on -Ing Complements of Prevent, with Recent Data from Large Corpora
• Chapter 7: Conclusion. .