Non-finite complementation : a usage-based study of infinitive and -ing clauses in English /

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This book presents a comprehensive guide to the way speakers of British English use infinitive and -ing clauses as verbal complements. It contains details of the non-finite complementation patterns of over 300 matrix verbs, with a particular emphasis on verbs that occur with more than one type of no...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Egan, Thomas
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2008.
Collection:Language and computers ; no. 65.
Sujets:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Infinitival constructions.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Complement.
Infinitives.
Complément (Linguistique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Complement
Grammar, Comparative and general > Infinitival constructions
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Table des matières:
  • Non-finite Complementation; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 The purpose and scope of the study; Chapter 2 Classification of the constructions; Chapter 3 Earlier Studies; Chapter 4 Complement Types and Complementisers; Chapter 5 Constructions in contrast: Same-time constructions; Chapter 6 Constructions in contrast: Forward-looking constructions; Chapter 7 Constructions in contrast: Backward-looking constructions; Chapter 8 Summary and Conclusions; References; Appendix 1 The Matrix verbs; Appendix 2 Tables; Appendix 3 List of technical terms; Index.

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