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Reclaiming Control as a Semantic and Pragmatic Phenomenon
This chapter is in the book Reclaiming Control as a Semantic and Pragmatic Phenomenon
© 2014 John Benjamins

© 2014 John Benjamins

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Chapter 1. Linguistic semantics and pragmatics – what is said and what is not 1
  5. Chapter 2. The phenomenon of control 13
  6. Chapter 3. The meaning of the to-infinitive and of the gerund-participle 31
  7. Chapter 4. Control with the infinitive and gerund-participle in subject function 39
  8. Chapter 5. Control with the infinitive and gerund-participle as direct complement of another verb 49
  9. Chapter 6. Control in structures with non-finite verb forms in both subject and complement functions 77
  10. Chapter 7. Control in adjective + to-infinitive constructions 93
  11. Chapter 8. Control in verb + NP + to-infinitive constructions 107
  12. Chapter 9. Control in verb + to + gerund-participle vs. verb + to + infinitive constructions 115
  13. Chapter 10. Control in constructions composed of matrix verb + deverbal noun 133
  14. Chapter 11. Particular issues raised by other approaches to control 153
  15. Chapter 12. Control in French 209
  16. Conclusion 229
  17. References 235
  18. Subject index 243
https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.251.prelim

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Chapter 1. Linguistic semantics and pragmatics – what is said and what is not 1
  5. Chapter 2. The phenomenon of control 13
  6. Chapter 3. The meaning of the to-infinitive and of the gerund-participle 31
  7. Chapter 4. Control with the infinitive and gerund-participle in subject function 39
  8. Chapter 5. Control with the infinitive and gerund-participle as direct complement of another verb 49
  9. Chapter 6. Control in structures with non-finite verb forms in both subject and complement functions 77
  10. Chapter 7. Control in adjective + to-infinitive constructions 93
  11. Chapter 8. Control in verb + NP + to-infinitive constructions 107
  12. Chapter 9. Control in verb + to + gerund-participle vs. verb + to + infinitive constructions 115
  13. Chapter 10. Control in constructions composed of matrix verb + deverbal noun 133
  14. Chapter 11. Particular issues raised by other approaches to control 153
  15. Chapter 12. Control in French 209
  16. Conclusion 229
  17. References 235
  18. Subject index 243
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