Infinitival vs Gerundial Complementation with Afraid, Accustomed, and Prone

Infinitival vs Gerundial Complementation with Afraid, Accustomed, and Prone

Multivariate Corpus Studies

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This book explores the concept of complementation in the adjectival domain of English grammar. Alternation between non-finite complements, especially to infinitives and gerundial complements, has been investigated intensively on the basis of large corpora in the last few years. With very few exceptions, however, such work has hitherto been based on univariate analysis methods. Using multivariate analysis, the authors present methodologically innovative case studies examining a large array of explanatory factors potentially impacting complement choice in cases of alternation. This approach yiel...