The Syntax of Early English
Ans van Kemenade author Wim van der Wurff author Olga Fischer author Willem Koopman author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:4th Jan '01
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This is a guide to the development of English syntax between the Old and Modern periods.
This book is a guide to the development of English syntax between the Old and Modern periods. Four leading experts in English historical syntax draw on a wealth of empirical data to provide an invaluable introduction to the significant grammatical changes that occurred during the period.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 grammatical changes occurring in the language during this period. Written by four leading experts in English historical syntax, the book demonstrates the ways in which syntactic change takes place and how these changes can be explained in terms of grammatical theory and language acquisition. The authors draw upon a wealth of empirical data and through a series of well-selected case studies they cover a wide range of topics including changes in word order, infinitival constructions and grammaticalization processes. This invaluable introduction to the significant changes in early English syntax will appeal to students and researchers in historical linguistics, theoretical linguistics and the history of English.
'This book is amongst the most coherent discussions of central 'problems' in the processes of change in the syntax of English yet published.' The Linguist
ISBN: 9780521556262
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
Weight: 480g
360 pages