Theoretical English Grammar. Part 1. Morphology. Бочарова М.В. - 14 стр.

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o The theory which rejects the existence of the category of Case in English
The arguments:
– not all English nouns take -‘s;
– not only nouns but also phrases and clauses take -‘s;
– -‘s constructions have the same function as prepositional phrases.
ĺ claim that ‘s is not a classical case morpheme, but only a marker of relations,
a postpositional element ĺ there is no category of Case in modern English.
o ĺ a compromise:
-‘s is a syncretic element as it combines properties of a morpheme and a func-
tion word. It’s a marker of relations.
THE FIELD STRUCTURE OF THE CLASS OF NOUNS
o Central nouns: concrete countable nouns denoting things and people.
o Peripheral nouns: abstract countable and uncountable nouns.
o Zones of syncretism between the class of Nouns and other word classes:
– N – Adj;
– N – V.
THE VERB IN ENGLISH
o Verbs are the focal point of the clause as the verb in the role of the predicate
determines the other elements that can occur in the clause and specifies the se-
mantic relations between them.
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o The theory which rejects the existence of the category of Case in English


The arguments:
     – not all English nouns take -‘s;
     – not only nouns but also phrases and clauses take -‘s;
     – -‘s constructions have the same function as prepositional phrases.


� claim that ‘s is not a classical case morpheme, but only a marker of relations,
a postpositional element � there is no category of Case in modern English.


o � a compromise:
-‘s is a syncretic element as it combines properties of a morpheme and a func-
tion word. It’s a marker of relations.



THE FIELD STRUCTURE OF THE CLASS OF NOUNS


o Central nouns: concrete countable nouns denoting things and people.
o Peripheral nouns: abstract countable and uncountable nouns.


o Zones of syncretism between the class of Nouns and other word classes:
   – N – Adj;
   – N – V.


                           THE VERB IN ENGLISH


o Verbs are the focal point of the clause as the verb in the role of the predicate
determines the other elements that can occur in the clause and specifies the se-
mantic relations between them.



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