Clines of categoriality in sentence complexing

Jarmila Tárnyiková

Clines of categoriality in sentence complexing

Vol.1,No.1(2008)

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This paper argues that the dynamism of multidimensional processes of sentence complexing cannot be fully understood without due attention paid to both dichotomies and clines of categoriality (also referred to as scales or gradients). First the scope of analysis is proposed, taking into view both the micro- and macrostructures of the text. Then the simplifying impact of binary sets on certain syntactic taxonomies is exemplified, followed in the application section by the discussion of the gradient of integration of dependent clauses into their respective Head-clauses, ranging from fully integrated (and interlaced) embedded clauses to loosely attached enhanced clauses.

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