Subjects in English
Author | : Peter Uhrig |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2018-06-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783110587289 |
ISBN-13 | : 3110587289 |
Rating | : 4/5 (289 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Subjects in English by : Peter Uhrig
Download or read book Subjects in English written by Peter Uhrig and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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.