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Thomas Egan, Non-finite complementation: A usage-based study of infinitive and -ing clauses in English. Amsterdam and New York: Rodopi. 2008. Pp. xi + 432. ISBN 978-420-2359-8.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2009

Juhani Rudanko
Juhani Rudanko*
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English Department, University of Tampere, Kalevantie 4, 33101 Tampere FIN, [email protected]
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English Language & Linguistics , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , March 2009 , pp. 137 - 141
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