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Author : Tanja Schmid
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789027228031
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Infinitival Syntax written by Tanja Schmid and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LC number: 2005047822
Author : Andrew Radford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521542753
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (427 download)
Download or read book English Syntax written by Andrew Radford and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook--an abridged version of Radford's Minimalist Syntax and the Syntax of English--provides a concise and accessible introduction to current syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Programme. Assuming little or no prior grammatical knowledge, it takes students through a range of topics in English syntax, beginning at an elementary level and progressing in stages towards more advanced material. There is an extensive glossary, and each chapter contains a workbook section with 'helpful hints', exercises and model answers, suitable for both class discussion and self-study.
Author : Lukasz Jedrzejowski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110520583
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Infinitives at the Syntax-Semantics Interface written by Lukasz Jedrzejowski and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major aim of this volume is to investigate infinitival structures from a diachronic point of view and, simultaneously, to embed the diachronic findings into the ongoing theoretical discussion on non-finite clauses in general. All contributions subscribe to a dynamic approach to infinitival clauses by investigating their origin, development and loss in miscellaneous patterns and across different languages.
Author : Anna-Lena Wiklund
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110197839
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Syntax of Tenselessness written by Anna-Lena Wiklund and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008-08-22 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tense/Mood/Aspect-agreeing Infinitivals is an in-depth investigation of the syntax of verb-verb agreement phenomena in Swedish, including pseudocoordinations of the form John started and wrote 'John started writing' and double participles of the form John had been-able written 'John had been able to write'. Providing evidence from facts concerning extraction, locality, selection, and interpretation, the book argues that the relevant construction types all involve surface variants of "infinitives in disguise"; infinitivals that agree with the matrix clause in tense/mood/aspect. Arguments are presented in favour of taking the dependencies underlying the agreement to be instances of Agree between functional heads of the same label, a configuration that yields restructuring/clause-union. The main theoretical contributions of the book are two: (i) Agreement is proportional to functional structure: The possibility of "copying" a particular morphosyntactic form is contingent on the presence of the corresponding functional projection in the agreeing XP. (ii) Size constancy between restructuring/non-restructuring infinitivals: The category selected by a verb may remain constant between restructuring and non-restructuring configurations. It is suggested that an important aspect of restructuring may be alternation between unmarked (negatively specified) features and unvalued varieties of the same features, capturing properties such as "tenselessness", "finitelessness", etc. of restructuring infinitivals. The book is an important contribution to the syntax of infinitival clauses, the syntax of clause-union/restructuring, and more generally to the syntax of agreement phenomena in natural language. In addition, it provides a general reference source for anyone interested in the syntax of Swedish and other Scandinavian languages.
Author : Susanne Wurmbrand
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 9783110178647
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (786 download)
Download or read book Infinitives written by Susanne Wurmbrand and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2001 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to its theoretical contribution, Infinitives contains a detailed descriptive overview of a range of constructions (primarily from German), including modal and raising constructions, long object movement, and restructuring configurations, and will thus not only be of value to generative linguists but will also serve as a general reference source for those interested in the Germanic languages."--Jacket.
Author : Bettelou Los
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199274762
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book The Rise of the To-Infinitive written by Bettelou Los and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005-01-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the historical emergence and spread of the to-infinitive in English. It shows that to + infinitive emerged from a reanalysis of the preposition to plus a deverbal nominalization, which spread first to purpose clauses, then to other nonfinite environments. The book challenges the traditional reasoning that infinitives must have been nouns in Old English because they inflected for dative case and can follow prepositions. Dr Los shows that as earlyas Old English the to-infinitive was established in most of the environments in which it is found today. She argues that its spread was largely due to competition with subjunctive that-clauses, which it gradually replaced.Later chapters consider Middle English developments. The author provides a measured evaluation of the evidence that to undergoes a period of degrammaticalization. She concludes that the extent to which to gains syntactic freedom in Middle English is due to the fact that speakers began to equate it with the modal verbs and therefore to treat it syntactically as a modal verb.The exposition is clear and does not assume an up-to-date knowledge of generative theory. The book will appeal to the wide spectrum of scholars interested in the transformation of Old to Middle English as well as those studying the processes and causes of syntactic change more generally.
Author : Christian Mair
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521370353
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (213 download)
Download or read book Infinitival Complement Clauses in English written by Christian Mair and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-02-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is concerned with the functional and communicative foundations of English grammar.
Author : Guido Mensching
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019513303X
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book Infinitive Constructions with Specified Subjects written by Guido Mensching and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended for linguists.
Author : Kim Schulte
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783039113279
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Prepositional Infinitives in Romance written by Kim Schulte and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the present-day distribution and diachronic evolution of a set of infinitival structures in Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian, making use of extensive corpus data and investigating how pragmatic factors and usage patterns interact with syntax. After a contrastive account of the patterns of clausal subordination in Latin and Romance, the rise of prepositional infinitives is traced through the documented history of the three languages, revealing astonishing parallels in their development. The analysis of the data shows how cognitive principles such as reanalysis and entrenchment combine with parameters such as relevance and usage frequency to cause syntactic change. Beyond providing a genuine explanation for the observed processes in the Romance languages, this study offers new evidence for the existence of language-independent, cross-linguistically applicable principles and mechanisms in language change.
Author : E.H. Pearce
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0792304330
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (923 download)
Download or read book Parameters in Old French Syntax: Infinitival Complements written by E.H. Pearce and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1990-02-28 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1.1. AIMS AND ASSUMPTIONS This book presents an analysis of infinitival complement constructions in Old French (OF) from the perspective of the Government-Binding (GB) framework. It aims, therefore, to establish within the terms of the GB framework just how the OF constructions are to be characterized and in just what sense they can or cannot be compared with the corresponding constructions in other Romance languages. The GB framework is an articulated theory about the structure of language which is based on the view that the aim of research into language is to construct a description of language which accurately reflects its essential nature. Whilst we know that individual languages may appear to be superficially very different, we also know that all languages are capable of expressing complex concepts and that all children acquire mastery of the language or languages to which they are exposed. The task, therefore, is to determine both the properties which languages have in common and the bounds within which they may differ. In the pursuit of these aims, the study of various languages of the Romance family has provided a rich source of material for the develop ment of the descriptive apparatus. Evidence of the contribution supplied by such work is apparent in references to Romance material in Chomsky (1981, 1982), in volumes such as Jaeggli (1982), Rizzi (1982a), Kayne (1984b), Burzio (1986), and in numerous papers devoted to particular constructions in a variety of Romance languages.
Author : Idan Landau
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401139431
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Elements of Control written by Idan Landau and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a new outlook on the derivation and interpretation of control constructions. It clears up some common misconceptions about the nature of control, as well as sharpening the empirical challenges that face any comprehensive theory in this domain. Regardless of theoretical framework, scholars of syntax and semantics interested in these topics, will find this book a major contribution to the field.
Author : Juho Ruohonen
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030567583
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Infinitival vs Gerundial Complementation with Afraid, Accustomed, and Prone written by Juho Ruohonen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the concept of complementation in the adjectival domain of English grammar. Alternation between non-finite complements, especially to infinitives and gerundial complements, has been investigated intensively on the basis of large corpora in the last few years. With very few exceptions, however, such work has hitherto been based on univariate analysis methods. Using multivariate analysis, the authors present methodologically innovative case studies examining a large array of explanatory factors potentially impacting complement choice in cases of alternation. This approach yields more precise information on the impact of each factor on complement choice as well as on interactions between different explanatory factors. The book thus presents a methodologically new perspective on the study of the system of non-finite complementation in recent English and variation within that system, and will be relevant to academics and students with an interest in English grammar, predicate complementation, and statistical approaches to language.
Author : Patrick Joseph Duffley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315504634
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)
Download or read book The English Infinitive written by Patrick Joseph Duffley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a series which aims to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative. The texts are ideal for the scholar, the teacher, and the student, but especially for English speaking students in overseas universities where English is the language of instruction, or advanced specialist students of English in foreign universities. Although English is probably the most studied language in the world, this is one of the first systematic comparisons of infinitives with and without the use of "to". Patrick Duffley examines these uses adopting the semantic approach, which shows that the two infinitive forms each have a basic meaning which is capable of explaining all of their particular uses. The author has carried out detailed research for this book, examining over 24,000 occurences of the infinitive, as well as taking into account the observations of previous grammarians. The book challenges old assumptions that grammar is independent of meaning and should be dealt with in purely formal terms. It also fulfils a need for literature on an area of English grammar which has sometimes been presumed to be chaotic and unsystematic. The text is aimed specialists in linguistics and advanced students of English as a second language.
Author : Bettelou Los
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Infinitival Complementation in Old and Middle English written by Bettelou Los and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dorothy Disterheft
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Syntactic Development of the Infinitive in Indo-European written by Dorothy Disterheft and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles F. Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (954 download)
Download or read book Syntax and Thematics of Infinitival Adjuncts written by Charles F. Jones and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Emily E. Scida
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135876061
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)
Download or read book The Inflected Infinitive in Romance Languages written by Emily E. Scida and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates two prominent issues with regard to the inflected infinitive-the syntactic distribution of the Portuguese inflected infinitive, and its origin and development from Early Romance. The syntactic analysis offered here differs from traditional descriptions of the inflected infinitive in that it uses a theoretical approach to propose one concise condition which predicts all possible occurrences of the Portuguese inflected infinitive within the framework of relational grammar. While the first section of this book offers a synchronic study of the use of the inflected infinitive, the second section examines the theories previously posited to explain its origin and provides additional evidence from Latin and other Romance languages to support the proposal that the inflected infinitive was a historical development rooted in the Latin imperfect subjunctive. This study presents a detailed comparison of the syntactic environments common to both the imperfect subjunctive and the inflected infinitive, and examines the survival of an inflected infinitive in other Romance varieties as well as the existence of other inflected non-finite forms in these languages.
