1st Edition

Theory of Complementation in English Syntax

By C. T. Onions Copyright 1979
    328 Pages
    by Routledge

    328 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    Introductory Note;  1. On Complementizers  2. The Semantic Functions of the Predicate Complementizers  3. The Role of the Complementizer in Infintival Complementation  4. On the Nature of Syntactic Representation  5. Extending the Inventory of Complementizers;  List of References

    Biography

    Joan Bresnan