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Seminar 13
Semantic Structure of the Sentence.
Actual Division of the Sentence
Reading
1. Блох М. Я. Теоретическая грамматика английского языка. (Ch. XXII, p.
236 – 243)
2. Иванова И.П., Бурлакова В.В., Почепцов Г.Г. Теоретическая
грамматика современного английского языка. (3.3.1. – 3.3.4., c. 238 –
250; 3.3.9., с. 256 – 260)
3. Ilyish B. The Structure of Modern English. (Ch. XXV, p. 191 - 197)
4. Quirk R., Greenbaum S. et al. A University Grammar of English. (14.1. –
14.36., p. 354 – 373)
Points to discuss
1. Semantic roles. Minimization of semantic roles.
2. Actual division of the sentence. The notion of theme and rheme.
3. Language means of expressing the theme. Topicalization.
4. Language means of expressing the rheme.
Questions for discussion
1. What is a semantic role? What is a semantic configuration?
2. How are semantic roles reflected in the meaning of the verb?
3. What are the main principles of actual division of the sentence?
4. What language means mark the theme of the sentence?
5. What language means are used to express the rheme of the sentence?
Practice Assignment
I. Analyze the semantic structure of the following sentences defining the semantic
roles of the underlined elements:
1. The attacker
aimed his gun again. (D. Brown)
2. She
handed him the baggage checks. (E. S. Gardner)
3. Almost immediately, a heavy fist
pounded on Langdon's door. (D. Brown)
4. The book
lay on her lap. (M. Ondaatje)
5. He
had been hugged by a complete stranger. (J. K. Rowling)
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