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- 020 __ |a 9783110771909: |c CNY1150.90
- 260 __ |a Berlin : |b De Gruyter ; |c 2022.
- 040 __ |a DLC |b eng |c DLC |e rda
- 100 1_ |a Van Praet, Wout, |e author.
- 245 10 |a Specificational and predicative clauses : |b a functional-cognitive account / |c Wout Van Praet.
- 300 __ |a xi, 329 pages : |b illustrations (some color) ; |c 24 cm
- 336 __ |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
- 337 __ |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia
- 338 __ |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
- 490 1_ |a Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ; |v volume112
- 490 1_ |a Topics in English linguistics, |x 1434-3452 ; |v 112
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-324) and index.
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 520 8_ |a In studies of copular clauses, the relation between specificational and predicative clauses has been a contentious issue. While most studies agree on the analysis of predicative clauses, specificational clauses have sparked much debate. A key concern is how specificational clauses with indefinite ?variable? NP (e.g. "A popular holiday go-to is Rome") compare to, and contrast with, other copular clauses, especially specificational clauses with definite ?variable? NP (e.g. "The main can?t-miss in Italy is Rome") and predicative clauses with indefinite predicate nominative (e.g. "Rome is a great city"). This book addresses this concern by offering a functional-structural analysis of these three clause types in terms of their common characteristics and distinguishing features. The analysis of the clauses? structure and meaning is substantiated by evidence from corpus research which probes into various aspects of their actual usage (e.g. information structure and prosody, discourse-embedding). In doing so, the book offers an empirical basis for testing existing assumptions about predicative and specificational clauses, while also providing new insights into the interaction between the grammar and discourse usage of copular clauses.
- 650 _0 |a English language |x Clauses.
- 830 _0 |a Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ; |v volume112.
- 830 _0 |a Topics in English linguistics, |x 1434-3452 ; |v 112