The history of the present English subjunctive : a corpus-based study of mood and modality /

Locating the subjunctive at the interface of mood and modality, this book presents a systematic description of the use of the English subjunctive in main clauses, noun clauses, relative clauses, and adverbial clauses in the Old English, Middle English and Early Modern English periods.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Moessner, Lilo (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
Sujets:
450-1700
English language > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Mood.
English language > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Modality.
English language > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Subjunctive.
English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Subjunctive.
English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Subjunctive.
Anglais (Langue) > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Modes.
Anglais (Langue) > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Modalité.
Anglais (Langue) > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Subjonctif.
Anglais (Langue) > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Subjonctif.
Anglais (Langue) > 1500-1700 (Moderne) > Subjonctif.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
English language > Old English > Mood
English language > Old English > Modality
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Title page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The subjunctive in main clauses
  • 3 The subjunctive in adjectival relative clauses
  • 4 The subjunctive in noun clauses
  • 5 The subjunctive in adverbial clauses
  • 6 A bird's eye view of the English subjunctive
  • Epilogue Summary and outlook
  • Appendix I Matrix verbs of Old English object clauses
  • Appendix II Matrix verbs of Middle English object clauses
  • Appendix III Matrix verbs of Early Modern English object clauses
  • References
  • Name index
  • General index

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