An introduction to English syntax:
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| Edition: | 2. ed., repr. |
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| adam_text | Contents
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Foreword to the second edition
xii
Introduction
1
1
Heads and modifiers
7
1.1
Heads and modifiers
7
1.2
Heads, modifiers and meaning
9
1.3
Complements and adjuncts
10
1.4
Clauses
11
1.5
Dictionary entries and collocations
13
1.6
Verbs, complements and the order of phrases
14
Summary
15
Exercises
15
2
Constituent structure
17
2.1
Heads, modifiers and arrangements of words
17
2.2
Tests for phrases
19
2.3
Phrases: words and slots
23
2.4
Coordination
24
2.5
Concluding comments
25
Summary
2 7
Exercises
27
3
Constructions
29
3.1
Introduction
29
3.2
Different constructions and different meanings
30
3.3
Types of construction
34
3.4
Relationships between constructions
37
Summary
39
Exercises
39
4
Word classes
41
4.1
What are word classes?
41
4.2
Criteria for word classes
43
Summary
52
Exercises
52
5
The lexicon
54
5.1
Syntax and lexical items
54
5.2
Individual verbs, complements and adjuncts
56
5.3
Classes of verbs and subcategorisation restrictions
58
5.4
Selecţionai
restrictions
59
5.5
Classes of nouns
60
5.6
Subcategorisation, selection and constructions
62
5.7
Fixed phrases
63
Summary
64
Exercises
64
6
Clauses I
67
6.1
Clauses and sentences
—
types of subordinate clause
67
6.2
Main and subordinate clauses
69
6.3
Subordinate clauses
70
6.4
Complementisers and subordinating conjunctions
74
6.5
Rules of thumb for identifying clauses
75
6.6
Final comment
77
Summary
77
Exercises
77
7
Clauses II
80
7.1
Main and subordinate clauses
80
7.2
Clause and sentence
81
7.3
More properties of subordinate clauses
84
Summary
87
Exercise
88
8
Clauses III
90
8.1
Finite and non-finite clauses
90
8.2
Types of non-finite clause
93
Summary
97
Exercises
97
9
Grammatical
functions
98
9.1
Introduction
98
9.2
Subject
98
9.3
Direct
object
103
9.4
Oblique
object and
indirect
object
105
Summary
107
Exercises
107
10
Syntactic linkage
109
10.1
Introduction
109
10.2
Agreement
109
10.3
Government 111
10.4
Number and person linkage
114
10.5
Syntactic linkage in English
115
10.6
Number in English
117
10.7
Gender in English
118
Summary
119
Exercises
119
11
Heads and modifiers revisited
121
11.1
For and against verb phrases
121
11.2
Verb, core, nucleus and periphery
123
11.3
What is the head of a noun phrase?
124
12
Roles
127
12.1
Roles, grammar and meaning
127
12.2
Criteria for roles
128
12.3
Roles and role-players
133
12.4
Problems with patients: planting roses
135
Summary
137
Exercises
137
13
Clauses, sentences and text
140
13.1
Clauses, sentences and coherent text
140
13.2
Topics and the introduction of topics
142
13.3
Highlighting (focus)
145
13.4
Theme
147
13.5
Postponement and focus
152
13.6
Conclusion
153
Summary
154
Exercises
154
14 Syntax in
discourse:
aspect,
tense, voice
158
14.1
Introduction
158
14.2
Aspect:
stative
and dynamic verbs and clauses
158
14.3
Grammatical aspect: Progressive and Simple aspect
160
14.4
Tense: Past, Present and Future
161
14.5
The Present Perfect
162
14.6
Voice: Active, Passive and Middle
163
14.7
Conclusion
167
Summary
167
Exercises
168
Appendix
1
111
Appendix
2 173
178
180
Discussion of the exercises
182
Further reading
202
Index
205
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