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Theory of Complementation in English Syntax

Year: 2016

Type: book

Abstract: The subject of this study, first published in 1979, is the role of the complementizer in English syntax and its implications for syntactic theory. It is argued that the familiar transformational treatment of complementizers is inadequate, and that they must be specified in deep structure by means of a Phrase Structure rule. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.

Source: Routledge eBooks

DOI: 10.4324/9781315458731

Author: Joan Bresnan

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1587305251

FWCI: 16.52

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Cited by: 355

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