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Do-support in the English language

Name: Do-support in the English language
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Author: Cindy Herrmann
ISBN: 978-3-668-92176-4

A Comparison of the Minimalist Approaches in Adger’s "Core Syntax" and Radford’s "Analysing English Sentences"

Term Paper, 2017

17 Pages, Grade: 2,0

Cindy Herrmann (Author)

Excerpt

1. Abstract

2. Introduction
2.1 Thematic Introduction
2.3 Overview
2.4 Review of Previous Research
2.5 Research Question and Hypothesis

3. Economy of Do-Support
3.1 Elliptical Form of the Verb Phrase
3.2 Fronting of the Verb Phrase

4. Yes/ No- Questions
4.1 Affix Hopping onto T in Yes/No- Questions
4.2 Affix Hopping onto V in Yes/No- Questions
4.3 The Usage of Do-Support in Yes/No- Questions

5. Negative Phrases and their Syntactic Structure
5.1 Affix Hopping onto V in Negative Phrases
5.2 Do-Support in Negative Sentences

6. Negative Interrogative Sentences
6.1 T-to-C Movement in Negative Interrogative Sentences
6.2 Do-Support in Negative Interrogative Sentences

7. Infinitives of main verbs in Empathic Sentences
7.1 Infinitives after “Do” in Empathic Sentences

8. Conclusion

9. References

10. Statement of Non-Plagiarism

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Title: Do-support in the English language
Subtitle: A Comparison of the Minimalist Approaches in Adger’s "Core Syntax" and Radford’s "Analysing English Sentences"
College: Technical University of Braunschweig (Anglistik und Amerikanistik)
Grade: 2,0
Author: Cindy Herrmann (Author)
Year: 2017
Pages: 17
Catalog Number: V462462
ISBN (eBook): 9783668921757
ISBN (Book): 9783668921764
Language: English
Keywords: Do-Support, Verb phrases, Yes/No-questions, Affix Hopping, T to C movement