Non-Finite Constructions in Time Clauses

Functional Projections in Finnish Non-Finite Constructions

It is an open question whether the functional projections above the VP projection are the same, either across languages or within a single language. Based on the morphosyntactic evidence in Finnish, and following Baker’s (1985) Mirror Principle, the functional projections of the non-finite clause differ from those of the finite clause, although both types of clauses contain a VP projection. Thi...

The distribution of clauses in non-finite clauses: An account without case

Lexical Generalizations in the Syntax of German Non-Finite Constructions

Interpretative Verbs and Interpretative Constructions with Converb Clauses

The paper deals with interpretative verbs as established by (Apresjan 2004) and interpretative converb constructions as established by (Boguslavskij 1977) and afterwards discussed in a cross-linguistic typological perspective in (Haspelmath & König 1995). It is shown that Apresjan’s approach offers a key to the semantics of converb (DEEPR) constructions. Special attention is paid to converb con...

Finite state segmentation of discourse into clauses

The paper presents background and motivation for a processing model that segments discourse into units that are simple, non-nested clauses, prior to the recognition of clause internal phrasal constituents, and experimental results in support of this model. One set of results are derived from a statistical reanalysis of the Swedish empirical data in 18] concerning the linguistic structure of maj...