02717nam 2200601 450 991079697700332120230814223118.03-11-058728-93-11-058980-X10.1515/9783110589801(CKB)4100000005043751(MiAaPQ)EBC5495507(DE-B1597)491659(OCoLC)1042034783(OCoLC)1050870930(DE-B1597)9783110589801(Au-PeEL)EBL5495507(OCoLC)1049913561(EXLCZ)99410000000504375120180918d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSubjects in English from valency grammar to a constructionist treatment of non-canonical subjects /Peter UhrigBerlin ;Boston :De Gruyter Mouton,[2018]©20181 online resource (370 pages) illustrationsTrends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ;3213-11-058725-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations, symbols and frequently used labels -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory -- 3. Methodological Considerations -- 4. Clausal Subjects in active clauses -- 5. Analysis of subjects in passive clauses -- 6. Analysis of subjects in copular clauses -- 7. Extraposition -- 8. Existentials -- 9. Conclusions and perspectives for syntactic models -- References -- IndexThe purpose of the book is twofold. First it tries to give a descriptive account of subjects in English. The second aim is to elucidate the status of the subject both as a concept in grammatical theory and with regard to the question whether the subject is determined by item-specific arbitrary formal restrictions in the same way as postverbal complements of the verb have been shown to be.English languageNoun phraseEnglish languageClausesEnglish languageDependency grammar(Clausal) Subjects.Existentials.Extraposition.Valency Theory.English languageNoun phrase.English languageClauses.English languageDependency grammar.425.54Uhrig Peter1506352MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910796977003321Subjects in English3801751UNINA