Adjunct Adverbials in English (Studies in English Language) - Softcover

Hasselgård, Hilde

Softcover

ISBN 10: 110764934X ISBN 13: 9781107649347

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

In this original study, Hilde Hasselgård discusses the use of adverbials in English, through examining examples found in everyday texts. Adverbials - clause elements that typically refer to circumstances of time, space, reason and manner - cover a range of meanings and can be placed at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of a sentence. The description of the frequency of meaning types and discussion of the reasons for selecting positions show that the use of adverbials differs across text types. Adverbial usage is often linked to the general build-up of a text and part of its content and purpose. In using real texts, Hasselgård identifies a challenge for the classification of adjuncts, and also highlights that some adjuncts have uses that extend into the textual and interpersonal domains, obscuring the traditional divisions between adjuncts, disjuncts and conjuncts.

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Review:

'... everything has been solidly compiled, exemplified, quantified and argued. ... Undoubtedly, Hasselgård's 2010 monograph is a worthy addition to the classics on English adverbials written in the Greenbaumian tradition and will for the foreseeable future remain the standard reference on the topic.' Bernd Kortmann, Journal of English Language and Linguistics

Book Description:

Hilde Hasselgård discusses the use of adverbials in English, i.e. clause elements that typically refer to circumstances of time, space, reason and manner. By describing the frequency of meaning types, the use of adverbials is found to differ across text types, and is part of the text's content and purpose.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 110764934X
• ISBN 13: 9781107649347
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 340