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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464762703321

Autore

Ogura Michiko

Titolo

Verbs in Medieval English : differences in verb choice in verse and prose / / Michiko Ogura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , 1996

ISBN

3-11-082364-0

Edizione

[Reprint 2013]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 pages)

Collana

Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ; ; 17

Disciplina

429/.5

Soggetti

English language - Middle English, 1100-1500 - Verb

English language - Old English, ca. 450-1100 - Verb

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-190) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Table of abbreviations -- Texts examined -- Chapter 1. Introduction to verbal syntax -- Chapter 2. Conflicts between native verbs -- Chapter 3. Conflicts between native verbs and loan verbs -- Chapter 4. Verbs that became obsolete and archaic by the end of Middle English -- Chapter 5. Resulting syntactic changes in Old and Middle English -- Chapter 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Appendix -- Index to Old English verbs