Middle English verbs of emotion and impersonal constructions : verb meaning and syntax in diachrony /

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Impersonal constructions in the history of English form a puzzling category, in that there has been uncertainty as to why some verbs are attested in such constructions while others are not, even though they look almost synonymous. This book tackles this under-discussed question in one of the most po...

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Miura, Ayumi
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Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Zusammenfassung:
Impersonal constructions in the history of English form a puzzling category, in that there has been uncertainty as to why some verbs are attested in such constructions while others are not, even though they look almost synonymous. This book tackles this under-discussed question in one of the most popular topics of English historical syntax, with special reference to verbs of emotion in Middle English.
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1 online resource (311 p.)
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-020455-9
0-19-994716-3
Schlagworte:
English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Verb.
English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Syntax.
English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Versification.
English language > History.
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