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1 online resource (xxii, 327 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in language companion series,
0165-7763 ;
v. 45
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Studies in language companion series ; v. 45.
0165-7763
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
THE CLAUSE IN ENGLISH; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Contributors; Introduction; Curriculum Vitae of Rodney Desmond Huddleston; The semantics of English quantifiers; Language, linear precedence and parentheticals; The English modifier well; The deictic-presentation construction in English; Relative clauses: Structure and typology on the periphery of standard English; Post nominal modifiers in the English noun phrase; Elliptical clauses in spoken and written English; On the nature of?I believe Jack to arrive tomorrow; Intransitive prepositions: Are they viable? |
| Summary |
The focus in this volume is on grammatical aspects of the clause in English, presenting a fine balance between theoretically- and descriptively-oriented approaches. Some authors investigate the status and properties of 'minor' or 'fringe' constructions, including 'deictic-presentationals'; non-restrictive relative clauses with that; 'isolated if-clauses', and 'exceptional clauses'. In some articles the validity of conventional accounts and approaches is questioned: such as traditional constituency trees and labelled bracketings as a means of representing relationships between parenthetical ele. |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Clauses.
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English language -- Clauses. |
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Electronic books.
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Festschriften.
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Festschriften.
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| Added Author |
Huddleston, Rodney D.
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Collins, Peter, 1950-
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Lee, David (David A.)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Clause in English. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©1999 (DLC) 98039788 |
| ISBN |
1556199317 (U.S. ; alkaline paper) |
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9781556199318 (U.S. ; alkaline paper) |
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902723048X (Eur. ; alkaline paper) |
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9789027230485 (Eur. ; alkaline paper) |
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9789027298775 (electronic book) |
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9027298777 (electronic book) |
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