Variation in Non-finite Constructions in English

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Variation Between Sentential Complements: The Case of Work At -ing and Work On -ing

Chapter 3 Semantic Roles and Complement Selection: A Case Study on the Matrix Adjective Frightened

Chapter 4 Complement Selection and the Syntactic Status of Infinitival to : The Case of the Verb Submit

Chapter 5 Exceptions to Bach’s Generalization in Inner and Outer Core Varieties of English: The Case of Warn Against -ing

Chapter 6 New Light on -Ing Complements of Prevent , with Recent Data from Large Corpora