Patterns and Development in the English Clause System : A Corpus-Based Grammatical Overview

• Main Author: Green, Clarence (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Linguistics.; Historical linguistics.; Syntax.; Corpora (Linguistics).; elektronické knihy; electronic books

This book examines in detail the forms and functions of clause combination in English. Using a corpus linguistics methodology, it describes how the English clause system currently behaves, how it has developed over the history of the language, and how the features and properties of English clause co...