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.
Други автори: | Fischer, Olga. |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2000.
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Серия: |
Cambridge syntax guides.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=74324 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Syntax of early English. |
Съдържание:
- 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.