Probabilistic variability in clausal verb complementation in world englishes
Auteur :
Romasanta, Raquel P.
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034347020
Date de publication :
15 juin 2023
Poids :
620 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
The book explores finite and nonfinite clausal verb complementation in present-day World Englishes from a corpus-based perspective. It provides an assessment of the influence of language contact, simplicity and transparency, geographical proximity, and evolutionary phase on this alternation and an account of new verb complementation structures.