A complement clause is used instead of a noun phrase; for example one can say either I heard [the result] or I heard [that England beat France]. Languages lacking complement clauses employ complementation strategies to achieve similar semantic results. Detailed studies of particular languages, including Akkadian, Israeli, Jarawara, and Pennsylvania German, are framed by R.M. W. Dixon's introduction, which sets out the range of issues, and his conclusion, which draws together the evidence and the arguments.
Author(s): R. M. W. Dixon, Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 304
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Notes on contributors......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 14
1 Introduction......Page 18
2 Types of complex sentences......Page 19
3 Core arguments......Page 24
4 Semantic types of verbs......Page 25
5 Complement clauses......Page 32
6 Semantic types of verbs and types of complement clauses......Page 44
7 Complementation strategies......Page 50
8 The individual studies in this volume......Page 57
9 Conclusion......Page 59
Appendix: notes on terminology......Page 61
References......Page 63
1 Setting the scene......Page 66
2 Introduction......Page 68
3 Verb types and complementation......Page 75
4 Concluding remarks: the rise of FER complement clauses......Page 85
References......Page 87
1 Basic information......Page 89
2 Grammatical profile......Page 90
3 The difference between she- complement clauses and relative clauses......Page 93
4 Structural types of complement clauses......Page 95
5 Complement-taking verbs......Page 104
7 Concluding remarks......Page 108
References......Page 109
4 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategy in Jarawara......Page 110
2 Grammatical profile......Page 111
3 Structure of a complement clause......Page 115
4 Complement-taking verbs......Page 127
5 A complementation strategy for indirect speech......Page 129
6 Conclusion......Page 130
References......Page 131
1 Vital statistics......Page 132
2 Typological profile......Page 133
3 Further grammatical preliminaries......Page 134
4 Complement clauses......Page 136
5 The complementation strategy......Page 146
7 Comparison of use of different complementizers with the same verb......Page 148
References......Page 152
2 Basic grammatical facts......Page 154
3 Complement clauses......Page 158
4 Complementation strategy: infinitive verb plus grammatical auxiliary......Page 169
5 Complement-taking verbs......Page 170
6 Secondary concepts......Page 173
References......Page 174
1 Basic information......Page 176
2 Typological profile......Page 177
3 Complement clauses......Page 178
4 Complementation strategies......Page 187
5 Complement-taking verbs......Page 190
6 Secondary concepts......Page 192
8 Conclusion......Page 193
Abbreviations of text editions......Page 194
1 Background......Page 195
2 Typological profile and clause types......Page 196
3 Complement clauses......Page 200
4 Complementation strategies......Page 212
5 Conclusions......Page 218
References......Page 220
9 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategies in Goemai......Page 221
1 Typological background......Page 222
2 Complementation......Page 225
3 Complementation strategies......Page 232
4 Conclusion......Page 238
References......Page 239
1 Introduction......Page 241
2 Typological profile of Matses......Page 242
3 The desiderative complement clause: the only complement clause in Matses......Page 244
4 Complementation strategies......Page 250
5 Conclusions......Page 260
References......Page 261
1 Introduction......Page 262
2 Grammatical overview......Page 263
3 Major clause types......Page 265
5 Multi-clausal sentences......Page 266
6 Nominal clauses......Page 269
7 Complementation strategy: controlled clauses......Page 273
8 Perception verbs and the quotative construction......Page 276
9 Summary and conclusions......Page 278
References......Page 279
1 Introduction......Page 280
2 Background information......Page 281
3 Basic grammar......Page 284
4 Complementation strategies......Page 286
5 Discussion......Page 294
References......Page 295
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Z......Page 299
N......Page 300
Y......Page 301
C......Page 302
N......Page 303
U......Page 304
W......Page 305
