The syntax of early English / Olga Fischer [and others].

Contributor(s):

Fischer, Olga

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge syntax guidesPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 341 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0511019483
9780511019487
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0511172427
9780511172427

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Syntax of early English.DDC classification:

429/.5 21

LOC classification:

PE1369 .S96 2000eb

Other classification:

18.04

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-335) and index.

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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.