The general characteristics of the composite sentence.
LITERATURE
Points for discussion
LECTURE 9
Topic : THE COMPOSITE SENTENCE
9.1. The Composite sentence: its general characteristics. The notion of the invariant composite sentence. The main principals of composite sentence classifying.
9.2.The Compound sentence as one of the main types of the composite sentences: its general characteristics
9.3.The Complex sentence as one of the main types of the composite sentences: its general characteristics
9.4.The Semi-composite sentences : the semi-compound and the semi –complex sentences
9.5.The main types of syntactic connections in the composite sentencs
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9.1. The Composite sentence: its general characteristics. The notion of the invariant composite sentence. The main principals of composite sentence classifying.
| CRITERIA | COMPOSITE | SIMPLE |
| predicative lines | more than one | one |
| predicative function | polypredicative | predicative |
| nominative function | reflection of two or more elementary situational events viewed as making up a unity; The connections between the situations are presented through semantico-syntactical connections between the clauses of the composite sentence. | reflection of the situation |
| syntax level | Highest | central |
| formation | Derivative | Initial |
| structure | clauses a clause as part of a composite sentence corresponds to a separate sentence as part of a contextual sequence | NP // VP |
| Types of construction | hypotaxis(subordination) parataxis (coordination) | not presented |
| Types of clause connection | syndetic(conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs) asyndetic | not presented |
| the degree of the predicative explicitness(composite sentences) | Of complete composition (compound, complex) of concise composition (semi- compound, semi-complex) | Not presented |
The composite sentence is built according to the certain model or structural scheme. The basis of this scheme is made by the set of constant elements united by a certain connection. These elements taken in their syntactic connections are to form the invariant of the composite sentence. Thу invariant of the composite sentence was defined by T.P. Lomtev as its model.
The main principals while composite sentence classifying:
· according to the existing two types of syntactic connections(the compound and the complex sentences).
· according to the degree of the predicative explicitness they distinguish composite sentences of complete composition(the compound and the complex sentences), and composite sentences of concise composition(semi-compound and semi-complex sentences)