A corpus-based approach to clause combining in English from the systemic functional perspective / Qingshun He.

Intro; Notational Conventions; Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Research Background; 1.2 Purpose of the Study; 1.3 Organization of the Book; References; Chapter 2: A Systemic Functional Approach to Clause Combining in English; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Overview of Clause Combining; 2.2.1 Parataxis; 2.2.1.1 Paratactic Expansion; 2.2.1.1.1 Paratactic Elaboration; 2.2.1.1.2 Paratactic Extension; 2.2.1.1.3 Paratactic Enhancement; 2.2.1.2 Paratactic Projection; 2.2.2 Hypotaxis; 2.2.2.1 Hypotactic Expansion

2.2.2.1.1 Hypotactic Elaboration2.2.2.1.2 Hypotactic Extension; 2.2.2.1.3 Hypotactic Enhancement; 2.2.2.2 Hypotactic Projection; 2.2.3 Embedding; 2.2.3.1 Embedded Defining Clauses; 2.2.3.1.1 Embedded Defining Clauses of Elaboration; 2.2.3.1.2 Embedded Defining Clauses of Extension; 2.2.3.1.3 Embedded Defining Clauses of Enhancement; 2.2.3.1.4 Embedded Act Clauses; 2.2.3.2 Embedded Fact Clauses; 2.3 Cline; 2.4 Cline in Clause Combining; 2.5 A Sketch of Grammatical Metaphor; 2.5.1 Ideational Metaphor and Interpersonal Metaphor; 2.5.2 Textual Metaphor; 2.6 Summary; References

Chapter 3: Research Design3.1 Research Questions; 3.2 Research Methods; 3.3 Data Collection; 3.4 Data Processing; References; Chapter 4: Genre Distributions of Clause Combining; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Crown Corpus-Based Research on Clause Combining; 4.2.1 Overall Frequency Distribution; 4.2.2 Genre Distribution of Overall Frequency; 4.2.3 Genre Distribution of Logico-semantic Relations; 4.2.3.1 Genre Distribution of Overall Frequency; 4.2.3.2 Genre Distribution of Expansion; 4.2.3.2.1 Genre Distribution of Elaboration; 4.2.3.2.2 Genre Distribution of Extension

4.2.3.2.3 Genre Distribution of Enhancement4.2.3.3 Genre Distribution of Projection; 4.2.3.3.1 Genre Distributions of Reporting and Quoting; 4.2.3.3.2 Genre Distribution of Projection Function; 4.2.3.3.3 Genre Distribution of the Position of Projection; 4.2.4 Genre Distribution of Embedding; 4.2.5 Existing Questions; 4.3 Research Based on the BNC and the COCA; 4.3.1 Genre Distribution of Expansion; 4.3.1.1 Genre Distribution of Elaboration; 4.3.1.2 Genre Distribution of Extension; 4.3.1.3 Genre Distribution of Enhancement; 4.3.2 Genre Distribution of Projection

4.3.3 Genre Distribution of Embedding4.4 Summary; References; Chapter 5: Diachronic Distribution of Clause Combining; 5.1 Diachronic Distribution of Overall Frequency; 5.2 Diachronic Distribution of Expansion; 5.3 Diachronic Distribution of Projection; 5.4 Diachronic Distribution of Embedding; 5.5 Diachronic Distribution of Non-finite Clauses; 5.5.1 Diachronic Distribution of Non-finite Clauses of Expansion; 5.5.2 Diachronic Distribution of Non-finite Embedded Clauses; 5.5.3 Diachronic Distribution of Personal Pronoun Subjects of Absolute Clauses; 5.6 Summary; References