A Historical Syntax of English [[electronic resource]]
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| Autore: |
Los Bettelou
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| Titolo: |
A Historical Syntax of English [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 425 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - Syntax |
| English language - History | |
| Philology & Linguistics | |
| Languages & Literatures | |
| Classificazione: | HF 160 |
| Altri autori: |
GiegerichHeinz J
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Note on data references -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Nominal categories: The loss of nominal morphology -- 3 Verbal categories: The rise of the auxiliaries have and be -- 4 Verbal categories: The rise of the modal auxiliaries -- 5 Complementation -- 6 The structure of the clause -- 7 Verb-Second -- 8 Syntax and discourse -- Appendix 1 Cynewulf and Cyneheard -- Appendix 2 Beowulf -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book discusses a number of approaches to charting the major developments in the syntax of English, addressing key issues of interpretation and focus for the benefit of students of the topic. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A Historical Syntax of English |
| ISBN: | 0-7486-9456-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910797963203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced