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

• Main Author: Rudanko, Juhani (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Linguistics.; Grammar.; Semantics.; Syntax.; English language.; Corpora (Linguistics).; elektronické knihy; electronic books

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...