The compound sentence. Ranks of its parts, the problem of its existence as a separate structural type презентация подготовлена Лидией Караваевой, студенткой РГПУ им. А.И.Герцена, группа 2па, 2009г.

composite sentence is built on the principle of coordination Means of coordination: syndeticallyasyndetically

The main semantic relations (according to M.Y.Blokh) copulative,adversative,disjunctive,causal,consequential,resultative.

"compound sentence" is a fictitious notion developed under the school influence of written presentation of speech It is a sequence of semantically related independent sentences not separated by full stops in writing

Problems of identifying a compound sentence as a separate structural type (according to Ch.Fries): 1.the possibility of a falling, finalising tone falling, finalising tone between the coordinated predicative units between the coordinated predicative units

2. the existence, in written speech, of independently presented sentences introduced by the same conjunctions as the would-be "clauses" 3. the possibility of a full stop- separation of the said "coordinate clauses" with the preservation of the same semantic relations between them

BUT! There’s a substantial semantic-syntactic difference between the compound sentence and the corresponding textual sequence of independent sentences

the coordinative syntactic functions in action - different distributions of the expressed ideas is achieved by means of differences in syntactic distributions of predicative units

Homer adores doughnuts.

Marge can not stand the sight of them the sight of them

Each is convinced of the infallibility of one's artistic judgment. That arouses prolonged arguments.

Compare: Homer adores doughnuts, but Marge can not stand the sight of them. - Each is convinced of the infallibility of one's judgment, and that arouses prolonged arguments. Homer adores donuts. But Marge can not stand the sight of them, - each is convinced of the infallibility of one's judgment. And that arouses prolonged arguments.

The intonation should be taken into account when considering general problems of sentence identification The speaker has intonation at his disposal as a means of forming sentences, combining sentences, and separating sentences.

two or more base sentences which are connected on the principle of coordination either syndetically or asyndetically.

by means of combining or non- combining predicative units into a coordinative polypredicative sequence the corresponding closeness or looseness of connections between the reflected events is shown, which is another aspect of coordinative syntactic functions

"leading" and "sequential“ clauses

The coordinating connectors or coordinators, are divided into conjunctions proper and semi- functional clausal connectors of adverbial character

and, but, or, nor, neither, for, either... or, neither... nor The main adverbial coordinators are: then, yet, so, thus, consequently, nevertheless, however

Karavayeva Lidia Herzen University 2009