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Infinitives and Gerunds in Recent English - Studies on Non-Finite Complements with Data from Large Corpora (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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Infinitives and Gerunds in Recent English - Studies on Non-Finite Complements with Data from Large Corpora (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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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 constructions where the general
spread of gerundial -ing clauses occurs at the expense of to
infinitives. The author draws on large electronic corpora, ensuring
that new perspectives are opened on the basis of authentic corpus
evidence. He identifies trends of variation and change in the use
of the two constructions and proposes The Choice Principle, an
innovative perspective on the semantics of to infinitives and
gerundial -ing complements. This book will be of interest to
researchers and students working on English grammar or the recent
history of English grammar.
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