Appositive Relative Clauses in English

This book sheds new light on Appositive Relative Clauses, a structure that is generally studied from a merely syntactic point of view, in opposition to Determinative (or Restrictive) Relative Clauses. In this volume, ARCs are examined from a discourse/pragmatic point of view, independently of DRCs, in order to provide a positive definition of the structure. After a presentation of the morphosyntactic, semantic and pragmatic characteristics of ARCs, a taxonomy of their functions in discourse is established for both written and spoken English based on the results of a corpus-based investigation. The end result is a deeper understanding of the richness of ARCs in their natural contexts of use.

How to Deal with Appositives

Appositives are useful grammatical tools, but they can also be challenging due to their diversity and intricacies. The appositives definition can help new and experienced writers understand how appositive elements function within different sentences. An appositive renames a noun or noun phrase. It can define, redefine or clarify the meaning or significance of critical nouns and phrases. This information can precede a noun, or it can follow one.