An Analysis of the Syntactic Subject in the Form of Nominative Absolute Construction on the Basis of Cognitive Linguistics

The internal components of the syntactic subject in the form of nominative absolute construction in an English sentence imply integrated logical subject-predicate relationship,expressing a type of concept,fact,state of affairs,or situation,after which is the syntactic predicate presenting the speaker's comment,description,or exposition.Pragmatically,its use is constrained by economy of speech and understandability on the part of the hearer,hence its low frequency of actual use.As a higher form of syntactic subject,which appeared in the diachronic development of English,this kind of complex subject reflects to some extent the general human cognitive schema and also the development of human cognitive power.