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Università degli Studi di Napoli

L'Orientale

Corso di Lingue e Culture Comparate

-Appunti di Lingua Inglese II

gruppo A-G

UNIOR 2017- Prof.ssa Giuseppina Scotto di Carlo

Part 1

Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English -SGSWE-

(Biber, Condrad, Leech)

Chap- 12.

Word order choices Four elements influence word order: information flow, emphasis, contrast, weight Information flow. Usually, given information is at the beginning, while new info is at the end. This also contributes cohesion to the text. Focus and emphasis: focus gives prominence to a part of the sentence. Brilliant that was! Contrast: the focus part is highlighted to show its difference with another part. It’s not the bikers, it’s the other vehicle that’s on the road. Weight long and complex elements are placed at the end of the sentence.

A. Fronting and inversion. fronting

Inversion the verb phrase comes before the subject.

Subject verb inversion Initial adverbials usually have a cohesive function. In conversation it is used for time- place description

Reporting clause

Subj verb inversion also happens with

reporting clauses

B. Existential there It is used to state the existence of something. The noun phrase after to be is called notional subject

The verb in existential there clauses Not only the verb to be is used with the existential there, but also other existential verbs

The notional subject is the np that functions as the subj of the clause

Simple vs complex existential clauses Focus on a new topic is used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce new elements. For this reason, it is used for fairytails, it is also reinforced with the use of a demonstrative pronoun

C. Other word order topics Dislocation. It separates a clause- like structure into two chunks there are two types of dislocation. One with a preface with a definite np at the begging or as a np tag at the end . This little shop, it’s lovely. I think he’s getting hooked on the taste of vanilla, that dog-

Clefting- info is broken into two clauses, each with its own verb, it can be it cleft or wh cleft