The English gerund-participle
Subtitle: a comparison with the infinitive
By: Patrick J. Duffley.
Series: Berkeley insights in linguistics and semiotics,; v. 61
Publisher: Peter Lang Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
Subjects: English language -- Gerund.; English language -- Infinitive.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Observing the -ing form in action; title: The meaning of the infinitive; title: Gerund-participle vs infinitive as complements of another verb; title: The gerund-participle and the to-infinitive as subject; title: Why the -ing means what it does in the progressive construction and other adjective-like uses; title: Extending the hypothesis.