03178oam 2200613I 450 991046498600332120170821192234.00-203-82096-71-136-75397-41-136-75398-210.4324/9780203820964 (CKB)3710000000106221(EBL)1683564(SSID)ssj0001195317(PQKBManifestationID)12403425(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001195317(PQKBWorkID)11160780(PQKB)10335724(MiAaPQ)EBC1683564(OCoLC)958106792(EXLCZ)99371000000010622120180331e20121996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe discourse function of inversion in English /Betty J. BirnerNew York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (204 p.)Outstanding Dissertations in LinguisticsFirst published by Garland Publishing, Inc.1-138-96775-0 0-8153-2556-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Half Title; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Methodology; 1.2 Coding factors; 1.3 Organization; 1.4 Notational conventions; 2 Definition and Preliminary Taxonomy; 2.1 Definition and terms; 2.2 Related constructions; 2.2.1 Preposing; 2.2.2 Subject-auxiliary inversion; 2.2.3 Quotation inversion; 2.2.4 There-insertion; 2.3 Inversion types; 2.3.1 PP inversion; 2.3.2 VP inversion; 2.3.3 AdjP inversion; 2.3.4 NP inversion; 2.3.5 AdvP inversion; 2.4 Summary; 3 Previous Analyses; 3.1 Root transformations and inversion3.2 Focus-based accounts3.3 Other accounts; 3.3.1 Green 1980; 3.3.2 Hartvigson and Jakobsen 1974; 3.3.3 Penhallurick 1984; 3.4 Summary; 4 The Function of Inversion; 4.1 Theoretical background; 4.2 Analysis of the corpus; 4.3 Results and discussion; 4.4 Inferrables; 4.5 Containing inferrables; 4.6 Definiteness; 4.7 Conclusions; 5 Verbs and Related Issues; 5.1 The characteristics of BI and NBI; 5.2 The verbs of inversion; 5.3 Inversion and open propositions; 5.4 Intonation; 5.4.1 Preposed constituent; 5.4.2 Postposed constituent; 5.5 Conclusions; 6 Summary and Conclusions6.1 Implications for future researchAppendix: Coding Factors and Results; Notes; Sources for Tokens; References; IndexFirst published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Outstanding dissertations in linguistics.English languageWord orderEnglish languageDiscourse analysisElectronic books.English languageWord order.English languageDiscourse analysis.401/.41Birner Betty J.282987MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464986003321The discourse function of inversion in English2210191UNINA