Do-support in the English language : A Comparison of the Minimalist Approaches in Adger's "Core Syntax" and Radford's "Analysing English Sentences"

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Published by GRIN Verlag, GRIN Verlag, 2019

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 2,0, Technical University of Braunschweig (Anglistik und Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: The following term paper deals with the two different approaches of the usage of do-support by Adger in 'Core Syntax- A Minimalist Approach' and Radford's 'Analyzing English Sentences'. The pivotal question 'Why and when do we use the do in some cases and in some not ' should be analyzed in this paper. Therefore, the works of both linguists will be regarded in terms of do-support.We will see that Adger and Radford base their breakdown on Chomsky's analysis ofauxiliaries in syntactic structures which says that we insert do-support when all other rules fail to apply. Anyway Adger bases his analysis on the so-called Pronouncing Tense Rule (short: PTR). Radford in contrast represents that we always need to attach a verbal affix to an overt verb stem to satisfy the so-called Attachment Condition. If we cannot realize this condition through movement operations like Affix Lowering, do-support needs to kick in.Adger and Radford both deal with the usage of the do-support in different sentences. First we set up conditions when do-support is necessary and in which cases it is not. Afterwards different sentences will be regarded, always with the question back in mind 'Is do-support essential for this sentence to save its grammar '. Therefore, the theories of both linguists will be contrasted. Finally, we'll conclude our analysis and sum up our knowledge.…

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Do-support in the English language : A Comparison of the Minimalist Approaches in Adger's "Core Syntax" and Radford's "Analysing English Sentences"
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Cindy Herrmann
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GRIN Verlag, GRIN Verlag
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2019
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Language
English
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3668921768
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