The Resource Constructions and environments : copular, passive, and related constructions in Old and Middle English, Peter Petré, (electronic book)
Constructions and environments : copular, passive, and related constructions in Old and Middle English, Peter Petré, (electronic book)
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- Summary
- This monograph presents the first comprehensive diachronic account of copular and passive verb constructions in Old and Middle English. Loss of the high-frequency verb weorðan 'become' is explained as a result of changing word order in narrative during Middle English. The merger of is 'is' and bið 'shall be, is generally' into a single suppletive verb is related to the development of a general analytic future shall benally, the co-occurrence of multiple changes led to become and wax crossing a threshold of similarity with existing copulas, from which they analogically adopted full productivity
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Constructions and environments : copular, passive, and related constructions in Old and Middle English
- Title
- Constructions and environments
- Title remainder
- copular, passive, and related constructions in Old and Middle English
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Petré
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This monograph presents the first comprehensive diachronic account of copular and passive verb constructions in Old and Middle English. Loss of the high-frequency verb weorðan 'become' is explained as a result of changing word order in narrative during Middle English. The merger of is 'is' and bið 'shall be, is generally' into a single suppletive verb is related to the development of a general analytic future shall benally, the co-occurrence of multiple changes led to become and wax crossing a threshold of similarity with existing copulas, from which they analogically adopted full productivity
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Petré, Peter
- Dewey number
- 427.02
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- P299.C64
- LC item number
- P48 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Oxford studies in the history of English
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Grammar, Comparative and general
- Grammar, Comparative and general
- English language
- English language
- Construction grammar
- Target audience
- specialized
- Label
- Constructions and environments : copular, passive, and related constructions in Old and Middle English, Peter Petré, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- EDZ0000437387
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780199373413
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white).
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Constructions and environments : copular, passive, and related constructions in Old and Middle English, Peter Petré, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- EDZ0000437387
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780199373413
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white).
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
Subject
- English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Grammar
- Grammar, Comparative and general -- Coordinate constructions
- Grammar, Comparative and general -- Copula
- Construction grammar
- English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Grammar
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- Online access with subscription: University Press scholarship online (Oxford scholarship online)
- Oxford studies in the history of English
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