Variation in Non-finite Constructions in English
Trends Affecting Infinitives and Gerunds
Authors: Kaunisto, Mark, Rudanko, Juhani
Free Preview- Foregrounds the system of English predicate complementation
- Offers a new perspective on the nature of gerunds in the English language
- Explores comparisons of pairs of patterns viewed as constructions
- Examines data from very large electronic corpora
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- About this book
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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 observations at the intersection of lexico-grammar, syntax and semantics. As a result, the reader develops their understanding of the meaning and use of each pattern within the system of English predicate complementation as it has evolved in recent times. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of English linguistics, especially English grammar.
- About the authors
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Mark Kaunisto is a Senior Lecturer at Tampere University, Finland. His work includes corpus-based studies on morphological rivalry, word-formation, neologisms, and usage guidebooks.
Juhani Rudanko is Professor Emeritus at Tampere University, Finland. His latest work focuses on the evolution of predicate complementation in recent English and the application of linguistic pragmatics to the analysis of political debates in the early American Republic.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-14
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Variation Between Sentential Complements: The Case of Work At -ing and Work On -ing
Pages 15-35
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Semantic Roles and Complement Selection: A Case Study on the Matrix Adjective Frightened
Pages 37-60
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Complement Selection and the Syntactic Status of Infinitival to: The Case of the Verb Submit
Pages 61-80
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Exceptions to Bach’s Generalization in Inner and Outer Core Varieties of English: The Case of Warn Against -ing
Pages 81-103
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Variation in Non-finite Constructions in English
- Book Subtitle
- Trends Affecting Infinitives and Gerunds
- Authors
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- Mark Kaunisto
- Juhani Rudanko
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-19044-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-19044-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-19043-9
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 145
- Number of Illustrations
- 7 illustrations in colour
- Topics
