{"product_id":"spreading-patterns-diffusional-change-in-the-english-system-of-complementation-9780199812752","title":"Spreading Patterns: Diffusional Change in the English System of Complementation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hendrik de Smet | Hendrik de Smet\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Grammar \u0026amp; Punctuation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpreading Patterns examines how new constructions emerge and spread through the grammar of a language, in a process called \"diffusion.\" This is done by tracking the development of three types of complements from the Middle English period to the present day. These are subject-controlled gerund complements, forELto-infinitives, and subject-controlled participial complements. In the first half of the book, De Smet focuses on how and why patterns diffuse. In the second half, which is largely corpus-based, De Smet tests his theoretical model of diffusion on the three complement types. His work demonstrates how diffusion interacts with the grammatical system of complementation, how diffusion proceeds, step-by-step, and why diffusion is directional.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46861973127319,"sku":"9780199812752","price":9320.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199812752.webp?v=1769964247","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/spreading-patterns-diffusional-change-in-the-english-system-of-complementation-9780199812752","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}