This book presents corpus-based research on functional syntax. It is the first book to present a comprehensive investigation into grammatical metaphor in Englis

This book presents corpus-based research on functional syntax. It is the first book to present a comprehensive investigation into grammatical metaphor in Englis

The papers collected in this volume (including a comprehensive introduction) investigate semantic and discourse-related aspects of subordination and coordinatio

​This book focuses on the structural diversity, semantic variability, case choice, stylistic characteristics and diachronic distribution of English absolute c

This book examines in detail the forms and functions of clause combination in English. Using a corpus linguistics methodology, it describes how the English clau