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... interpretation , 5c . The equative clause can be paraphrased : ' Bill is identifiable as the head of the local force ... interpretations , whereas the one in the raincoat is difficult to take in the functional sense . Exercise 10.1 Which ...
... interpretation , 5c . The equative clause can be paraphrased : ' Bill is identifiable as the head of the local force ... interpretations , whereas the one in the raincoat is difficult to take in the functional sense . Exercise 10.1 Which ...
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... interpret this as having habitual meaning : ' Bill normally goes to town on the bus ' . But in some special contexts , such as in the synopsis of a plot or in a running commentary , the non - habitual interpretation would be normal ...
... interpret this as having habitual meaning : ' Bill normally goes to town on the bus ' . But in some special contexts , such as in the synopsis of a plot or in a running commentary , the non - habitual interpretation would be normal ...
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... interpretation and the one given in Figure 84. It is a question of whether they are rich because others are poor , or whether they know it because others are poor . In the second interpretation the position of clause c could a they ...
... interpretation and the one given in Figure 84. It is a question of whether they are rich because others are poor , or whether they know it because others are poor . In the second interpretation the position of clause c could a they ...
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Levels of linguistic structure | 1 |
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adding clause addressee asked Bill binder bound clause Brep Chapter clause complexes cloc contingent clause continuous aspect declarative declarative mood discourse dominant clause electric field element Elmo's fire English examples Exercise Figure finite fitter sent free clause function given going grammatical Harold headword imperative indicative influence modality ing-form instance interpretation interrogative interrogative mood intonation it-theme joined jussive exclusive kind language linking adjunct listed main verb manner adjunct meaning modal auxiliary modal verbs mood morphemes n-form negative neutral theme nominal group non-finite non-finite clauses non-modal object occur P-bound passive past tense patterns phoneme phonological polar emphasis position possible predicator prepositional group present pretonic proposition question rankshifted clause realized reference relative clause reported clause RHEME sent these documents sentence sequence speaker syllable to-form tone group tonic utterance verbal group WH-S window word