Infinitives and Gerunds in Recent English : Studies on Non-Finite Complements with Data from Large Corpora

This book explores the grammar of to infinitives and gerundial -ing clauses, which is a central area at the interface of syntax and semantics, against the background of what has been called the Great Complement Shift. Over the course of six chapters, the author explores the semantic properties of co...

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Main Author: Rudanko, Juhani. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
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ISBN: 9783319463131
Physical Description: XI, 88 p. online resource.

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