Argument Structure In Flux

The Development Of Impersonal Constructions In Middle And Early Modern English, With Special Reference To Verbs Of Desire

by Noelia Castro-Chao
language: english
Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, January of 2021 ‧
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Verbs of Desire underwent important changes in the course of their histories. In earlier English they could be used impersonally in constructions lacking a nominative subject. When impersonal uses are lost, they are gradually replaced by personal patterns, in particular a pattern where the verb governs a prepositional complement.

Argument Structure In Flux

The Development Of Impersonal Constructions In Middle And Early Modern English, With Special Reference To Verbs Of Desire

by Noelia Castro-Chao

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ISBN: 9783034341899
Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Release Date: January of 2021
Language: English
Dimensions: 150 x 225 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 300
Format: Book
Collection: Linguistic Insights
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Linguistics and Philology
Books in English > Others
Books in English > Dictionaries and Encyclopedias > Dictionaries
EAN: 9783034341899

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