Means of Syntactic Connection in English Appendage Constructions and Their Functions
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Syntactic unit, appended element, appendage constructionAbstract
This article examines the mechanisms of syntactic connection and their functional characteristics in English appendage constructions. The research focuses on the grammatical, semantic, communicative, and intonational means through which appended elements are connected with the principal component of the construction. Drawing on illustrative examples, the article clarifies the significance of appositive relations, grammatical agreement, government, punctuation markers, and semantic closeness in the formation of appendage constructions. Furthermore, it identifies the major functions performed by appended elements, including clarification, specification, explanation, expansion, and the strengthening of expressive and emotive meaning. The results of the study are theoretically valuable for the fields of English syntax, text linguistics, and pragma linguistics.
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