Complementation: A Cross-Linguistic Typology
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| Originally published | 2006 |
| Editors | Robert M. W. Dixon |
| Alexandra Aikhenvald | |
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| ID | 2129901 |
About Complementation: A Cross-Linguistic Typology
A complement clause is used instead of a noun phrase; for example one can say either I heard [the result] or I heard [that England beat France]. Languages differ in the grammatical properties of complement clauses, and the types of verbs which take them. . . .