Infinitival Complement Clauses in English: A Study of Syntax in Discourse

by Christian Mair

This study, the first in the series Studies in English Language, is concerned with the functional and communicative foundations of English grammar, and takes as its specific focus the study of infinitival complement clauses. Much of the illustrative material is taken from the Survey of English Usage at University College London. The work draws on a large amount of data from spontaneous speech, and provides a close analysis of numerous examples in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521114721
• ISBN13: 9780521114721
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"