ABSTRACT

This study, first published in 1982, attempts to show that the foundations of a contextual grammar of English must be firmly based on an adequate definition of the sentence. This book will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.

chapter |15 pages

Introduction

part One|32 pages

The Nature of the Clause

chapter Section 1|17 pages

Sentence and Clause in English

chapter Section 2|9 pages

The Clause as Sole Device of Lexical Selection

chapter Section 3|4 pages

The Contrast in Grammatical Status between Clauses

part Two|112 pages

Subordination in English

chapter Section 5|3 pages

The Relative Clause

chapter Section 6|18 pages

The Noun Clause: the That-Clause and the Wh-Clause

chapter Section 7|49 pages

Adverbial Clauses with Subordinators

chapter Section 8|9 pages

Non-Finite Clauses Which Have No Subordinators

part Three|50 pages

Attempting a Definition of ‘Sentence’