Corpus-Based Studies on Non-Finite Complements in Recent English

Paul Rickman, Juhani Rudanko

ISBN 10: 3319729888 / ISBN 13: 9783319729886

Published by Palgrave Pivot, 2018

: Este libro presenta investigaciones recientes sobre el territorio poco explorado de la complementación a través de un análisis detallado de gerundios e infinitivos 'to' que involucran control en inglés. Basándose en grandes corpus electrónicos del inglés reciente, examina el control del sujeto en construcciones de predicado adjetival con 'scared', 'terrified' y 'afraid', pasando a un estudio del control del objeto con el predicado verbal 'warn'. En cada capítulo se presenta un estudio de caso de un adjetivo matriz que selecciona complementos tanto infinitivos como gerundiales, y un tema central es la aplicación del Principio de Elección como un factor novedoso que incide en la selección del complemento. Los autores argumentan que es útil ver los patrones en cuestión como construcciones, como combinaciones de forma y significado, dentro del sistema de complementación del predicado inglés, y demuestran convincentemente cómo un nuevo patrón gerundial ha surgido y se ha extendido en el curso de los últimos dos siglos. Este libro atraerá a los estudiosos de la semántica, la lingüística de corpus y la lingüística histórica, así como a aquellos con interés en la variación y el cambio en el inglés reciente más generalmente. EAN: 9783319729886 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: Corpus-Based Studies on Non-Finite Complements in Recent English Autor: Paul Rickman| Juhani Rudanko Editorial: Palgrave Pivot Idioma: en Páginas: 120 Formato: tapa dura. Seller Inventory # Happ-2023-11-16-5a73c698

Synopsis:

This book showcases fresh research into the underexplored territory of complementation through a detailed analysis of gerunds and ‘to’ infinitives involving control in English. Drawing on large electronic corpora of recent English, it examines subject control in adjectival predicate constructions with ‘scared’, ‘terrified’ and ‘afraid’, moving on to a study of object control with the verbal predicate ‘warn’. In each chapter a case study is presented of a matrix adjective that selects both infinitival and gerundial complements, and a central theme is the application of the Choice Principle as a novel factor bearing on complement selection. The authors argue that it is helpful to view the patterns in question as constructions, as combinations of form and meaning, within the system of English predicate complementation, and convincingly demonstrate how a new gerundial pattern has emerged and spread in the course of the last two centuries. This book will appeal to scholars of semantics, corpus linguistics, and historical linguistics as well as those with an interest in variation and change in recent English more generally.

About the Author:

Paul Rickman is a University Instructor of English at the University of Tampere, Finland. His research interests include complementation, New Zealand English, World Englishes and new-dialect formation. His recent work has addressed the issue of variation in the predicate complementation system of New Zealand English.

Juhani Rudanko is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Tampere, Finland. His recent work has focused on the system of English predicate complementation in recent centuries and on the pragmatic analysis of political discourse in the early American Republic.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Corpus-Based Studies on Non-Finite ...
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Como nuevo