ENGLISH

The Syntax of Early English

By Olga Fischer , Ans van Kemenade , Willem Koopman , Wim van der Wurff

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0521554101, 0511038100, 9780521556262, 9780521554107, 9780511019487, 0521556260, 9780511038105
LCC
PE1369 .S96 2000
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1501858 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Syntax Guides
Edition
1
Pages
360\361
Topic
Linguistics Foreign
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Языки и языкознание;Древнеанглийский язык

Description

This book is a guide to the development of English syntax between the Old and Modern periods. Beginning with an overview of the main features of early English syntax, it gives a unified account of the significant grammatical changes that occurred during this period. Four leading experts demonstrate how these changes can be explained in terms of grammatical theory and the theory of language acquisition. Drawing on a wealth of empirical data, the book covers a wide range of topics including changes in word order, infinitival constructions and grammaticalization processes.

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