The rise of the to-infinitive /

This book describes the historical emergence and spread of the to-infinitive in English. It shows that to + infinitive emerged from a reanalysis of the preposition to plus a deverbal nominalization, which spread first to purpose clauses, then to other nonfinite environments. The book challenges the...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Los, Bettelou
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Zusammenfassung:
This book describes the historical emergence and spread of the to-infinitive in English. It shows that to + infinitive emerged from a reanalysis of the preposition to plus a deverbal nominalization, which spread first to purpose clauses, then to other nonfinite environments. The book challenges the traditional reasoning that infinitives must have been nouns in Old English because they inflected for dative case and can follow prepositions. Dr Los shows that as earlyas Old English the to-infinitive was established in most of the environments in which it is found today. She argues that its spread
Umfang:
1 online resource (352 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--1999.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-332) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-920873-5
9786610843961
1-280-84396-9
0-19-153450-1
1-4356-2314-2
Schlagworte:
English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Infinitive.
English language > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Infinitive.
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