Infinitives and Gerunds in Recent English pp 77-82 | Cite as
Concluding Observations
Abstract
The chapter reviews the main findings of the volume. In Chaps. 2 through 4 the approach is head based in that the argument structure of a particular verb or adjective that selects both to infinitive and gerundial complements is considered in order to gain new information on how to explain the variation between the two types of non-finite complements. The present author believes that the Choice Principle can contribute to this research task in the case of each of the matrix predicates considered, and the empirical findings in support of this hypothesis are summed up in this chapter. For its part, Chap. 5 examines a particular gerundial pattern, the transitive into -ing pattern, suggesting that the pattern is productive in current English. The task is then to provide a framework for the analysis of innovative usages and the main features of the framework proposed are summarized in this chapter.
Keywords
Complementation Complement taking predicate Subject control Object control Understood subjectBibliography
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