Control into Conjunctive Participle Clauses
, by Haddad, Youssef A.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9783110238242 | 3110238241
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 1/1/2011
Control is a relation of co-identity between a pronounced subject (or object) in a matrix clause and a usually unpronounced subject in a subordinate, non-finite clause. The volume investigates Adjunct Control in Assamese, a South Asian language, within the framework of syntactic theory. While Forward Control is a cross-linguistically common control pattern, Assamese also allows three less common types of control structures: Backward, Copy, and Expletive Control. The volume documents all four types, analyzes them within the most recent framework of syntactic theory and delineates the theoretical implications.