Constructions and environments : copular, passive, and related constructions in Old and Middle English /

This monograph presents the first comprehensive diachronic account of copular and passive verb constructions in Old and Middle English. Loss of the high-frequency verb weorðan 'become' is explained as a result of changing word order in narrative during Middle English. The merger of is ...

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Main Author:	Petré, Peter (Linguist) (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:	Oxford studies in the history of English.
Subjects:	Grammar, Comparative and general > Copula. Grammar, Comparative and general > Coordinate constructions. English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Grammar. English language > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Grammar. Construction grammar. Copule. Coordonnées (Linguistique) Anglais (Langue) > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Grammaire. Grammaire de construction. Construction grammar English language > Middle English > Grammar English language > Old English > Grammar Grammar, Comparative and general > Coordinate constructions Grammar, Comparative and general > Copula Languages & Literatures. Philology & Linguistics. 1100-1500 Electronic books.
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