Verb complementation

Verb complementation is one of major research fields. I started working with verbs of implicit negation as an extension from my research into negation in general. However, I started to feel that verb complementation itself needs further investigation. I am particularly interested in the shift of complementation in the history of English.

Book

I have so far published one book in the field of verb complementation.

Iyeiri, Yoko. 2010. Verbs of Implicit Negation and their Complements in the History of English. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

This book describes the history of complementation by analyzing the following verbs of implicit negation: forbid, refuse, forbear, avoid, prohibit, prevent, hinder, refrain, fear, doubt, deny. The data analysis shows that the shift of complementation, which often, though not always, leads to the expansion of –ing forms, is particularly noticeable in the Modern English period. While some verbs develop prepositional –ing constructions, others do not. The book as a whole demonstrates how important it is to deal with different verbs carefully in the examination of complementation patterns.

Complementation of individual verbs

Forbid is one my favourite verbs. I started to feel interested in complementation while examining the history of this verbs. I have, therefore, published several works on its complementation: