Prepositions and complement clauses
a syntactic and semantic study of verbs governing prepositions and complement clauses in present-day English
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Author
Publication
1996 - State University of New York Press, Albany, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
52,750 words, Guess
Page Count
211 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL789799M
- ISBN-100791428737
- OCLC Control Number32626453
- OCLC Control Numberprepositionscomp00ruda_691
- Library of Congress Control Number95022230
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- Goodreads4080667
Classifications
- DDC425
- LCCPE1335 .R83 1996
Description
This provides a pioneering and data-oriented investigation of the syntax and semantics of important prepositional complementation patterns dependent on the prepositions in, to, at, on, with, and of in current English. The investigation is based on sample of matrix verbs that governs the pattern of sentential complementation. The data includes the Brown and LOB corpora, English dictionaries and grammars, and the intuitions of native speakers.
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Series Statement
- SUNY series in linguistics
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