{"product_id":"non-finiteness-a-process-relation-perspective-hardback-9781316513415","title":"Non-Finiteness; A Process-Relation Perspective (Hardback) 9781316513415","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNon-Finiteness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Process-Relation Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePresents a 'process relation framework' to explain the more complex, previously unaccounted for cases of non-finiteness in clause structure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBingjun Yang (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316513415, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 April 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.519 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Non-finiteness' is a phenomenon that occurs in most natural languages, whereby a verb is not inflected by grammatical tense, and does not possess the grammatical features of aspect, mood or voice.  Various theories have been developed to explain their distribution and their role in clause structure, but many instances of non-finiteness remain unaccounted for. Taking a functional approach, this study proposes a 'process relation framework' to explain the more complex, previously unaccounted for, instances of non-finiteness in clause structure.  It applies the framework comparatively to non-finiteness in English and Chinese, showing how it can be applied across typologically distinct languages. Drawing on corpus-based instances and observations, it introduces numerous thought-provoking cases, in which constructional (or combining) types and the predictability of non-finiteness co-occur. In terms of application, non-finiteness is decisive in categorising language types, and it is critical in processing natural languages, text segmentation and annotation in particular.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Non-finiteness in the literature\u003cbr\u003e 3. Theoretical foundation\u003cbr\u003e 4. Basic process relations as one solution to the controversy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Non-finiteness as the bridge for process compression\u003cbr\u003e 6. Revisiting the controversial English constructions with non-finiteness\u003cbr\u003e 7. Revisiting the controversial Chinese constructions with non-finiteness\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sign languages, Braille \u0026amp; other linguistic communication [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sign languages, Braille \u0026amp; other linguistic communication\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sign%20languages,%20Braille%20\u0026amp;%20other%20linguistic%20communication%20%5BCFZ%5D%22\"\u003eCFZ\u003c\/a\u003e], Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Grammar,%20syntax%20\u0026amp;%20morphology%20%5BCFK%5D%22\"\u003eCFK\u003c\/a\u003e], Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20\u0026amp;%20comparative%20linguistics%20%5BCFF%5D%22\"\u003eCFF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266467680536,"sku":"9781316513415","price":80.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316513415i.jpg?v=1696681630","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/non-finiteness-a-process-relation-perspective-hardback-9781316513415","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}