Spreading Patterns
Diffusional Change in the English System of Complementation
Series: Oxford Studies in the History of English;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 17 January 2013
- ISBN 9780199812752
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages304 pages
- Size 236x163x27 mm
- Weight 540 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 7 b&w line 0
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Short description:
Examines the emergence and spread of three types of complements from the Middle English period to the present day
MoreLong description:
Spreading Change: Diffusional Change in the English System of Complementation examines the emergence and spread of three types of complements from the Middle English period to the present day. The three types of complements are subject-controlled gerund complements (1), for...to-infinitives (2), and subject-controlled participial compelements (3).
(1) The cat loves being stroked, absolutely loves it!
(2) We couldn't afford for it to go wrong.
(3) The receptionist is busy filling a fifth box.
In the first half of the book De Smet addresses the theoretical issues by summarizing a number of major approaches to the study of complementation, and by focusing on how and why a particular change spreads (a process that he calls "diffusion"). In the second half, which is descriptive and largely corpus-based, De Smet tests these mechanisms on the three complement types. His work demonstrates: a) how diffusion interacts with the grammatical system of complementation; b) how diffusion proceeds, step-by-step; and c) why diffusion is directional.
Spreading Patterns will be a key reference for future studies in English complementation, diffusional change, and diachronic Construction Grammar.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The corpus data
Chapter 3: Complementation
Chapter 4: Diffusional change
Chapter 5: For...to-infinitives
Chapter 6: Integrated participle clauses
Chapter 7: Gerund complements
Chapter 8: Conclusions
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