Linguistic Properties of English Intermediate Function Verbs
Linguistic Properties of English Intermediate Function Verbs
Author(s): Sanel Hadžiahmetović JuridaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Tuzli
Keywords: intermediate function English verbs;modal idioms;semi-auxiliaries;
Summary/Abstract: The paper is an outline of a particular group of English verbs, the verbs which are said to have an intermediate function. A variety of English verbs fall somewhere between the broad categories of auxiliary and main verbs, with respect to their morphosyntactic and semantic properties. Modal idioms, semi-auxiliaries and catenative verb constructions exhibit the sort of gradience that refers to the properties of modal and auxiliary verbs, and are presented, discussed and analysed in this paper.
Journal: DHS-Društvene i humanističke studije: časopis Filozofskog fakulteta u Tuzli
- Issue Year: I/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 63-77
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
