NOUN PHRASE MODIFIERS REALIZED BY CLAUSES IN ENGLISH AND BULGARIAN SCIENTIFIC TEXTS

Abstract

English noun phrase modifiers realized by clauses can be of two types: modifiers realized by relative clauses and modifiers realized by infinitival and participial clauses, i.e. by nonfinite clauses. Both types can realize restrictive and nonrestrictive modification. The paper discusses some issues regarding the description of relative clauses and NP modifying nonfinite clauses in the grammar traditions of English and Bulgarian. Also presented are structures with participial NP modifying clauses in pre-head position in both languages. The focus of the study is the ing-clause, its position in the sentence, and the implications this has on its meaning. The analyses are based on authentic examples from scientific publications in English and Bulgarian in the field of forestry and landscape architecture, and special attention is devoted to translation of English ing-clauses in Bulgarian.