Understanding English grammar : a linguistic introduction / Thomas E. Payne
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011
Descript
xvii, 433 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
CONTENT
History -- Typology -- Lexicon -- Morphology - the shapes of words -- Participant reference -- Actions states, and processes -- Basic concepts in English syntax -- Advanced concepts in English syntax -- Complementation -- Modification -- Auxiliaries and the "black hole" of English syntax -- Time and reality -- Voice and valence -- Clause combining -- Pragmatic grounding and pragmatically marked constructions