REFERENTIAL PROPERTIES OF ENGLISH DETACHED NONFINITE CONSTRUCTIONS WITH AN EXPLICIT SUBJECT: OPERATIONALIZATION AND QUANTIFICATION

This article presents the results of quantitative-corpus parameterization reference properties English detached nonfinite constructions with an explicit subject, carried out from perspective cognitive-quantitative approach to language study. Through prism cognitive-constructive grammar, syntactic patterns under scrutiny are recognized as grammatical constructions, i.e. complex semiotic units, non-compositional cognitively motivated pairings form and conceptual meaning/ function, stored holistic, conceptually connected, interacting structures. Corpus-quantitative referential given presupposes analysis linguistic means expressing coreference between five micro-constructions a corresponding matrix clause, reflected by factors “Coreference” (COREF) “Absence coreference” (ØCOREF) parameter “Reference relations” (REFREL). Quantitative verification data involves three-stage quantitative procedure incorporating 1) multivariate variance (MANOVA), 2) one-way (ANOVA), 3) Tukey’s multiple comparison test performed computer statistical software R. The obtained prove that non-augmented show stronger semantic integration into compensating lack connection closer relations, manifested explicitly expressed full or partial coreference. use augmentors facilitates identification with-, without-, despite- what_with- augmented patterns, thus balancing absence ensuring adequate cognitive processing constructions.