Constructions and Environments: Copular, Passive, and Related Constructions in Old and Middle English

by Peter Petrae and Peter Petre

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This monograph presents the first comprehensive diachronic account of copular and passive verb constructions in Old and Middle English. Peter Petr analyzes:

- The mysterious loss of the high-frequency verb weor an 'become' as a casualty of changing word order in narrative during Middle English.
- The merger of is 'is' and bi 'shall be, is generally' into a single suppletive verb, and how it is related to the development of a general analytic...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0199373396

ISBN13:9780199373390

Release Date:July 2014

Publisher:OUP Us

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

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