Control into Conjunctive Participle Clauses
：The Case of Assamese
( Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs TiLSM )
Publication subTitle ：The Case of Assamese
Publication series ：Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs TiLSM
Author： Youssef A. Haddad
Publisher： De Gruyter Mouton
Publication year： 2011
E-ISBN: 9783110238259
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9783110238242
Subject：
Keyword： Assamese/ Indo-Aryan Languages Generative Grammar Syntax
Language： ENG
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Description
Control is a relation of co-identity between a pronounced subject (or object) in a matrix clause and a usually unpronounced subject in a subordinate, non-finite clause. The volume investigates Adjunct Control in Assamese, a South Asian language, within the framework of syntactic theory. While Forward Control is a cross-linguistically common control pattern, Assamese also allows three less common types of control structures: Backward, Copy, and Expletive Control. The volume documents all four types, analyzes them within the most recent framework of syntactic theory and delineates the theoretical implications.
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