Subjects in English : : From Valency Grammar to a Constructionist Treatment of Non-Canonical Subjects / / Peter Uhrig.
The purpose of the book is twofold. First it tries to give a descriptive account of subjects in English. The second aim is to elucidate the status of the subject both as a concept in grammatical theory and with regard to the question whether the subject is determined by item-specific arbitrary forma...
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2018] ©2018 |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XX, 349 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations, symbols and frequently used labels -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory -- 3. Methodological Considerations -- 4. Clausal Subjects in active clauses -- 5. Analysis of subjects in passive clauses -- 6. Analysis of subjects in copular clauses -- 7. Extraposition -- 8. Existentials -- 9. Conclusions and perspectives for syntactic models -- References -- Index -- Appendices |
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Summary: | The purpose of the book is twofold. First it tries to give a descriptive account of subjects in English. The second aim is to elucidate the status of the subject both as a concept in grammatical theory and with regard to the question whether the subject is determined by item-specific arbitrary formal restrictions in the same way as postverbal complements of the verb have been shown to be. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110589801 9783110762488 9783110719550 9783110742978 9783110604252 9783110603255 9783110604078 9783110603170 |
ISSN: | 1861-4302 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110589801 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Peter Uhrig. |