Complementation and Case Grammar

Juhani Rudanko is Associate Professor of English Philology at the University of Tampere, Finland.

"It is thorough, filled with observations, and written with care." — Robert Fiengo, Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York"It gives a very complete coverage of the class of verbs which are being considered, rather than just a few selected examples. Careful attention is given to previous scholarship on this topic. The semantic classification of the verbs in terms of desideration, intention, and endeavor seems useful and insightful. There are some interesting new insights, including the classification of verbs into the semantic categories of desideration, intention, and endeavor, and the relationship of this classification to the strength of the agentivity requirement on the complement subject." — Mary Clark, University of New Hampshire

• Acknowledgements1. Introduction2. Verbs Governing Subject-Controlled Forward Equi 2.1 The Scope of the Pattern2.2 Equi and Raising Structures2.3 The To Pattern2.3.1 Gathering Data: Visser's Classification2.3.2 An Alternative Classification2.3.3 Conclusions2.4 The Ing Pattern2.4.1 Preliminary Observations2.4.2 Gathering Data: Visser's Classification2.4.3 An Alternative Classification2.5 Case Grammar and Subject-Controlled Forward Equi2.5.1 Introduction2.5.2 On Case Roles2.5.3 Case Pattern Applied to the to Pattern2.5.4 Conclusions2.5.5 Testing the Conclusions3. On Contrasts between Infinitival and That Complement Clauses 3.1 Introductory Observations3.2 Riddle's Account and Its Inadequacy3.3 A Contrastive Account for That, For To and Equi Patterns3.3.1 From the Point of View of Verb13.3.1.1 That Clauses3.3.1.2 For to Clauses3.3.1.3 That and For to Contrasted with Equi Patterns3.3.2 Inherent Properties of the Three Types3.4 Case Grammar Revisited4. Verbs Governing Object-Controlled Infinitival Equi 4.1 Introductory Observations4.2 Visser's Classification Examined4.3 An Alternative Classification4.4 Case Grammar and Object-Controlled Infinitival Equi5. Flattering into and Dissuading from: Prepositional Object-Controlled Equi 5.1 Introduction5.2 Data and Their Analysis5.3 Case Grammar and Prepositional Object-Controlled Equi6. Verbs Governing Prepositional Phrases and Infinitival Complement Clauses 6.1 Introductory Observations6.2 Visser's List and a Classification6.3 Case Grammar and the Prepositional Equi Pattern7. Concluding Observations ReferencesIndex