Language between description and prescription : verbs and verb categories in nineteenth-century grammars of English /

Based on 258 English grammar books, Language Between Description and Prescription investigates nineteenth-century grammar writing relating to actual language change, especially in the verb phrase. Lieselotte Andewald proposes that not all changes were noticed in the first place, and those that were...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Anderwald, Lieselotte, 1969- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series:	Oxford studies in the history of English.
Subjects:	English language > 19th century > Tense. English language > 19th century > Verb. English language > 19th century > Grammar. English language > 19th century > Standardization. Anglais (Langue) > 19e siècle > Temps. Anglais (Langue) > 19e siècle > Grammaire. Anglais (Langue) > 19e siècle > Normalisation. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General. English language > Grammar English language > Standardization English language > Tense English language > Verb 1800-1899 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Defining the verb: From active
passive
neuter to transitive
intransitive
Variable past tense forms I: Strong verbs old and new
Variable past tense forms II: Irregular weak verbs
The BE-perfect: A eighteenth-century
'A peculiar beauty of our language':
Two passive constructions
'Unnecessary words and phrases': The GET-passive
Summary.