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This book focuses on the structural diversity, semantic variability, case choice, stylistic characteristics and diachronic distribution of English absolute clauses. The syntactic roles assumed by absolute clauses in the traditional sense can be categorized into clausal adjuncts, attendant circumstances and appositives. These three types of function correspond to the three hypotactic expansions in the relation system of clause complexes in Systemic Functional Linguistics, i.e., elaboration, extension and enhancement. This research, therefore, redefines absolute clauses in the framework of SFL and proposes four syntactic types of absolute clauses: absolute paratactic clauses (elaboration), absolute hypotactic clauses (extension and enhancement), absolute projected clauses (fact and act) and absolute embedded clauses (subject). Based on the Brown family corpora, BNC and COHA, this research finds that different function types of absolute clauses differ in terms of their stylistic and diachronic distributions, and both nominative and accusative cases are acceptable.

Linguistics. --- Grammar. --- Languages and Literature. --- Theoretical Languages. --- Grammar, Comparative and general. --- Linguistique --- Grammaire comparée et générale --- Corpora (Linguistics). --- English language -- Absolute constructions. --- Languages & Literatures --- Philology & Linguistics --- English language --- Corpora (Linguistics) --- Absolute constructions. --- Corpus-based analysis (Linguistics) --- Corpus linguistics --- Philology. --- Language and Literature. --- Theoretical Linguistics. --- Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) --- Syntax --- Linguistic science --- Science of language --- Language and languages --- Comparative grammar --- Grammar --- Grammar, Philosophical --- Grammar, Universal --- Philosophical grammar --- Linguistics --- Philology --- Grammar, Comparative

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Biomateriomics introduces a comprehensive toolset and detailed case studies that can unlock Nature’s secret to high performance materials such as spider silk, bone, and nacre. It aims to elucidate the role of materials in the progression, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and how such understanding can pave the way for new, bioinspired material systems.  Focusing on the examination of universal links between processes, structures, and properties across multiple scales – the materiome – this book demonstrates how system functionality and system failure can be explained from the level of building blocks and their fundamental interactions. The ongoing convergence of biology, mathematics and engineering as well as computational and experimental techniques have resulted in the toolset necessary to describe complex material systems, from nano to macro, from molecules to function.  Case studies include the analysis of key biological materials, the transfer of biological material principles towards biomimetic and bioinspired applications, and the exploration of diseases in which materials failure plays a critical role.   Readers will find an analytical discussion of the experimental and numerical techniques along with a review of required biological, mathematical and physics fundamentals. Providing an extensive review of a range of hierarchical biological materials, Biomateriomics is a valuable reference for materials scientists and engineers interested in the progress of ideas and future research challenges in biomaterials.

Materials Science. --- Biomaterials. --- Biophysics and Biological Physics. --- Biomedical Engineering. --- Numerical and Computational Physics. --- Theoretical Languages. --- Biomedical engineering. --- Génie biomédical --- Biomimetic materials. --- Biomedical materials. --- Materials --- Biotechnology. --- Materials -- Biotechnology. --- Biomedical and Dental Materials --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Technology --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Manufactured Materials --- Miniaturization --- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture --- Specialty Uses of Chemicals --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Chemical Actions and Uses --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Biotechnology --- Biomimetic Materials --- Nanotechnology --- Biocompatible Materials --- Chemistry --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Organic Chemistry --- Biomedical Engineering --- Biocompatible materials --- Biomaterials --- Medical materials --- Medicine --- Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics. --- Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation. --- Theoretical Linguistics. --- Biomedical engineering --- Biocompatibility --- Prosthesis --- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. --- Clinical engineering --- Medical engineering --- Bioengineering --- Biophysics --- Engineering --- Biophysics. --- Biological physics. --- Physics. --- Linguistics. --- Linguistic science --- Science of language --- Language and languages --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics --- Biological physics --- Biology --- Medical sciences --- Physics --- Bioartificial materials --- Hemocompatible materials --- Biomaterials (Biomedical materials)