Linking Form and Meaning Studies on Selected Control Patterns in Recent English
Description
This book documents changes and trends in English predicate complementation. In-depth case studies of grammatical patterns presented here uncover new links between form and meaning in these constructions, offering fresh insights into explanatory principles to account for variation and change in the system of English predicate complementation.
Keywords
Language Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsLiterary CriticismSemiotics & TheoryHistorical & Comparative
2015Book
Author(s)Martti Juhani Rudanko
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137509482
LanguageEnglish
