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The clause in English : in honour of Rodney Huddleston /

The focus in this volume is on grammatical aspects of the clause in English, presenting a fine balance between theoretically- and descriptively-oriented approaches. Some authors investigate the status and properties of 'minor' or 'fringe' constructions, including 'deictic-pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Huddleston, Rodney D., Collins, Peter, 1950-, Lee, David (David A.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©1999.
Colección:Studies in language companion series ; v. 45.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • THE CLAUSE IN ENGLISH; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Contributors; Introduction; Curriculum Vitae of Rodney Desmond Huddleston; The semantics of English quantifiers; Language, linear precedence and parentheticals; The English modifier well; The deictic-presentation construction in English; Relative clauses: Structure and typology on the periphery of standard English; Post nominal modifiers in the English noun phrase; Elliptical clauses in spoken and written English; On the nature of?I believe Jack to arrive tomorrow; Intransitive prepositions: Are they viable?