English infinitive, the

Auteur :
Duffley, Patrick Joseph
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780582071353
Date de publication :
21 sept. 1992
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
330 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This examines the use of infinitives with and without the use of "to" in English. Duffley examines these uses adopting the semantic approach and challenges old assumptions that grammar is independent of meaning and should be dealt with in purely formal terms.