Purpose Clauses Syntax, Thematics, and Semantics of English Purpose Constructions / by C. Jones.

The purpose clause is a common fonn of adverbial modification in English. The bracketed phrases below are purpose clauses, and they look and sound unremarkable. We hear and see these things all the time. John came [to play with the children] [to play with] I brought John along Insofar as purpose cla...

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Main Author: Jones, C. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1991.
Edition:1st ed. 1991.
Series:Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, 47
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