Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Control : Elements in Generative Syntax - Idan Landau

Control

By: Idan Landau

Paperback | 9 January 2025

At a Glance

Paperback


RRP $32.95

$32.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $8.19 with

 or 

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

This Elements presents the major findings and theoretical advances in the area of Control. We describe the different types of control (complement, adjunct, obligatory, nonobligatory) and illustrate their profiles in several languages. It is shown that while certain features of Obligatory Control (OC) are common â" nullness of PRO, nonfinite complements â" they are not universal, hence should not enter its core definition. Comparing approaches to the choice of controller based on lexical meaning postulates with those based on embedding of speech acts, we conclude that the latter provide deeper insights into the core properties of OC. The fundamental semantic distinction between clauses denoting a property and those denoting a proposition proves to be important: It affects both the possibility of Partial Control in complements and the possibility of Non Obligatory Control in adjuncts. These insights are integrated in the Two-Tiered Theory of Control, laid out in the final sections.

More in Grammar, Syntax & Morphology

How Writing Works 2ed : A field guide to effective writing - Roslyn Petelin
Reading Greek : Grammar and Exercises : 2nd Edition - Joint Association of Classical Teachers
An Independent Study Guide to Reading Greek : 2nd Edition - No Information Available
Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage - Jeremy Butterfield

RRP $66.95

$44.75

33%
OFF
Jumpstart! Grammar : Games and activities for ages 6 - 14 - Julia Strong
A Student's Introduction to English Grammar : 2nd edition - Brett Reynolds
Essential German Grammar : 2nd edition - Martin Durrell

RRP $81.99

$64.75

21%
OFF
Introducing English Grammar : 4th Edition - Kate  Burridge
Community Language Interpreting : A Workbook - Adrian Buzo

RRP $39.95

$35.99

10%
OFF
The Little Green Grammar Book : 1st Edition - Mark Tredinnick

RRP $32.99

$24.75

25%
OFF
A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish : 6th edition - John Butt
Reading Latin - 2nd Edition : Grammar and Exercises - Keith  Sidwell
The Truth About English Grammar - Geoffrey K. Pullum

RRP $41.95

$33.75

20%
OFF
Metaphors We Live By - George Lakoff

RRP $31.95

$25.75

19%
OFF