{"product_id":"infinitives-and-gerunds-in-recent-juhani-rudanko-9783319463124","title":"Infinitives and Gerunds in Recent English: Studies on Non-Finite Complements with Data from Large Corpora","description":"This book explores the grammar of \u003ci\u003eto \u003c\/i\u003einfinitives and gerundial \u003ci\u003e-ing\u003c\/i\u003e clauses, which is a central area at the interface of syntax and semantics, against the background of what has been called the Great Complement Shift. Over the course of six chapters, the author explores the semantic properties of constructions where the general spread of gerundial \u003ci\u003e-ing\u003c\/i\u003e clauses occurs at the expense of \u003ci\u003eto \u003c\/i\u003einfinitives. The author draws on large electronic corpora, ensuring that new perspectives are opened on the basis of authentic corpus evidence. He identifies trends of variation and change in the use of the two constructions and proposes The Choice Principle, an innovative perspective on the semantics of \u003ci\u003eto \u003c\/i\u003einfinitives and gerundial \u003ci\u003e-ing\u003c\/i\u003e complements. This book will be of interest to researchers and students working on English grammar or the recent history of English grammar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juhani Rudanko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319463128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319463124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.31d","brand":"Juhani Rudanko","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48089087410431,"sku":"9783319463124","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16b0615f-fcb6-4cba-8d5f-8d43d5b3b61b.jpg?v=1769108124","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/infinitives-and-gerunds-in-recent-juhani-rudanko-9783319463124","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}