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