Infinitives

Infinitives: restructuring and clause structure

by Wurmbrand, Susanne

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Infinitives: Restructuring and Clause Structure offers a detailed study of the clausal architecture of infinitival constructions providing a unified analysis of restructuring, control, modals, and raising. The book critically evaluates previous proposals from both syntactic and semantic perspectives and presents a new analysis incorporating many recent developments in generative linguistic theory. In addition to its theoretical contribution, Infinitives contains a detailed descriptive overview …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Infinitives : restructuring and clause structure / by Susanne Wurmbrand.

Summary

Infinitives: Restructuring and Clause Structure offers a detailed study of the clausal architecture of infinitival constructions providing a unified analysis of restructuring, control, modals, and raising. The book critically evaluates previous proposals from both syntactic and semantic perspectives and presents a new analysis incorporating many recent developments in generative linguistic theory. In addition to its theoretical contribution, Infinitives contains a detailed descriptive overview of a range of constructions, primarily from the Germanic languages and will thus not only be of value to generative linguists but will also serve as a general reference source for those interested in the Germanic languages. --

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2003.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Mouton de Gruyter
  • Place of Publication:Berlin
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2003.

Notes

Obra basada en la tesis del autor -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998.

Índice.

The Physical Object

  • Description:X, 371 p. ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:3110178648, 9783110178647
  • oclc:on1041374823

Table of Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Lexical restructuring -- 3. Functional restructuring -- 4. The infinitival subject -- 5. Grades of (non-)restructuring -- 6. Summary and conclusion.

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Subjects

English language — Infinitive German language -- Infinitive Gramática comparada y general -- Infini… Grammar, Comparative and general -- Inf… Grammar, Comparative And General -- Inf… Infinitives Lengua alemana -- Infinitivo Lengua inglesa -- Infinitivo

Writers

Wurmbrand, Susanne

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