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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817083203321

Autore

Iyeiri Yoko

Titolo

Verbs of implicit negation and their complements in the history of English / / Yoko Iyeiri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia [Pa.], : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2010

ISBN

90-272-8512-8

9786613059383

1-283-05938-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

425

Soggetti

English language - Verb

English language - Verb phrase

English language - Grammar, Historical

English language - History

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Verbs of Implicit Negation and their Complements in the History of English -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- List of tables and figures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Verbs of implicit negation and to-infinitives -- 3. Verbs of implicit negation and gerunds -- 4. Verbs of implicit negation and gerunds with prepositions -- 5. Verbs of implicit negation and subordinate clauses -- 6. Summary and conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes various shifts of complements which verbs of implicit negation (e.g. forbid, forbear, avoid, prohibit, and prevent) have experienced in the history of English.