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The syntax of early English /

This book is a guide to the development of English syntax between the Old and Modern periods. Four leading experts in English historical syntax draw on a wealth of empirical data to provide an invaluable introduction to the significant grammatical changes that occurred during the period.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fischer, Olga
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Colección:Cambridge syntax guides.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Language change and grammar change
  • 2. An outline of Old English syntax
  • 3. An outline of Middle English syntax
  • 4. The Verb-Second constraint and its loss
  • 5. The loss of object-verb word order
  • 6. Verb-particles in Old and Middle English
  • 7. Changes in infinitival constructions
  • 8. The history of the 'easy-to-please' construction
  • 9. Grammaticalization and grammar change.