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UNINA9910457477003321 |
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Autore |
Burridge Kate |
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Titolo |
Syntactic change in Germanic [[electronic resource] ] : aspects of language change in Germanic with particular reference to Middle Dutch / / Kate Burridge |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : Benjamins, 1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-31301-4 |
9786613313010 |
90-272-7702-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (299 p.) |
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Collana |
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 89 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dutch language - To 1500 - Syntax |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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SYNTACTIC CHANGE IN GERMANIC ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE CHANGE IN GERMANIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO MIDDLE DUTCH; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; PREFACE; Table of contents; CHAPTER 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION; CHAPTER 2. RESULTS; CHAPTER 3. EXBRACIATION IN MIDDLE DUTCH; CHAPTER 4. TOPIC-PROMINENCE IN MIDDLE DUTCH; CHAPTER 5. THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEGATION; CHAPTER 6. CONCLUDING REMARKS; APPENDIX 1. A SKETCH GRAMMAR OF MIDDLE DUTCH; APPENDIX 2. TEXTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study examines certain features of Dutch syntax between approximately 1300 and 1650. Of central importance are the overall developments in the word order patterning and the various changes they entail elsewhere in the grammar, such as in the negative construction. After an introductory chapter providing goals and background for the study, the quantitative analysis of the data is presented in Chapter 2. Considerable attention is paid to contextual considerations and the pragmatic aspect of word order. Chapter 3 deals specifically with the question of exbraciation; Chapter 4 returns to the |
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