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Aspects of clausal syntax (Typological differences between English and…
Aspects of clausal syntax
Typological differences between English and Hungarian
English
SVO-type of language: the neutral word-order is subject-verb-object
configurational language
grammatical functions are encoded in word order (subject: whatever precedes the verb, object: whatever follows the verb)
the subject is tipically realised by a NP, the predicate always contains a VP...
Hungarian
more complicated: it allows all possible combinations: SVO, OVS...,
non-configurational language
the clause is traditionally divided into two major parts: the subject and the predicate
subject: the element that determines the agreement features of the clause
predicate: what is left of the simple sentence when the subject is removed
Coordination vs. Subordination
Sentence: a grammatical unit consisting of one or more words that are grammatically linked
two main types
simple sentence: has the form of a single clause, consist of only one clause
compound sentence: has the form of two or more coordinated clauses, usually joined by a coordinator, a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses
Subordination
subordinators: if, that, whwther
can be finite or non-finite
three main types of finite subordinate clause:
content slauses
relative clauses
comparative clauses
Coordination
can appear between main clauses, subordinate clauses, phrases and words
Formal divisions of clauses (finiteness, interrogativity)
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Functional divisions of clauses
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