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The progressive in modern English : a corpus-based study of grammaticalization and related changes /
This book constitutes the first full-length diachronic treatment of the English progressive from Old English to Present-day English, focusing on the crucial phase of its grammaticalization between the 17th and 20th centuries. It uses data from the British component of ARCHER-2 (A Representative Corp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York, NY :
Rodopi,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Language and computers ;
no. 72. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical background and methodology; 3. The functions of the progressive in present-day English; 4. A brief overview of the development of the progressive before the Modern English period; 5. Changes in frequency and the impact of external factors on the progressive in Modern English; 6. Linguistic contexts of the Modern English progressive; 7. The functions of the progressive in Modern English; 8. Evidence for grammaticalization and subjectification; 9. Conclusion; References