CLAUSE COMPLEXES EXPANSION AND PROJECTION PRACTICE Clause Complexes

CLAUSE COMPLEXES

EXPANSION AND PROJECTION

PRACTICE

Clause Complexes Analysis When analysing clause complexes, we take into account these guidelines: q List each clause vertically down the page, lettering each clause complex (A, B, C, etc. ) and numbering each clause in the clause complex (i, iii, iv, etc. ) q Display analysis on the left-hand side of the text q Begin a new layer whenever there is a change in taxis or a change in logicosemantic relation.

o I have bought some beautiful tapestries and I think you will like them. o The match was cancelled, because it started to rain. o They advised me to emigrate, which is the last thing I’d do.

A i 1 ii +2 iii B i α ii xβ I have bought some beautiful tapestries and I think ‘ you will like them. The match was cancelled, because it started to rain C i They advised me ii ´´ to emigrate, iii =β which is the last thing I’d do.

o He said that he liked the place. o “I am a professional, ” he answered angrily. o Alcoholic drinks are sold out to adults, i. e. they are sold to people over 18.

D i ii α “β He said that he liked the place. E i ii “ 1 2 “I am a professional”, he answered angrily. F i 1 Alcoholic drinks are sold out to adults, i. e. they are sold to people over 18. ii = 2

o Take extra care when driving at night. o Several countries have signed the pact; specifically all the EC countries have done so. o “I am the person you are looking for, ” he confessed.

G i ii α xβ H i 1 ii =2 i “ 1 ii 2 I Take extra care when driving at night. Several countries have signed the pact; specifically all the EC countries have done so. “I am the person you are looking for, ” he confessed.

o We should get through this job fairly soon; actually, there is very little left to do. o They spread the cloth on the grass and then began unpacking the picnic. o She wanted to know if he was comfortable in his room.

J i 1 ii = 2 K i 1 L i ii α ‘β We should get through this job fairly soon; actually, there is very little left to do. They spread the cloth on the grass ii x 2 and then began unpacking the picnic. She wanted to know if he was comfortable in his room.

o They decided not to go, which turned out to be a mistake. o Jane already speaks two foreign languages, whereas/while her brother hasn’t learned any. o He went to the station in a sort of dream, and was at home without realizing he had moved out of her street.

M i α ii = They decided not to go, which turned out to be a mistake. N i Jane already speaks two foreign languages, whereas/while her brother hasn’t learned any. α ii +β O i 1 ii +2 iii x iv ‘ He went to the station in a sort of dream, and was at home without realizing he had moved out of her street.

o It’s like going out with a child; she stops dead and refuses to go on. o Percival finished his whimper and went on playing, for the tears had washed the sand away. o “You know that you like them, ”she said.

P i 1 ii =2 1 iii +2 Q R i 1 ii iii +2 x 3 i ii iii “ 1 ‘ 2 It’s like going out with a child; she stops dead and refuses to go on. Percival finished his whimper and went on playing, for the tears had washed the sand away. “You know that you like them, ” she said.

o They thought anything might happen if one came from London. o The minister glanced several times at his watch, so I took him aside and asked him to wait for half an hour.

S i ii ‘ x iii T i 1 ii x 2 1 iii +2 iv “ They thought anything might happen if one came from London. The minister glanced several times at his watch, so I took him aside and asked him to wait for half an hour.