Notes about the Origin of the "for + Subject + Infinitive" Construction in English - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Notes about the Origin of the "for + Subject + Infinitive" Construction in English write by Anton Grad. This book was released on 1956. Notes about the Origin of the "for + Subject + Infinitive" Construction in English available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 1, 600-1660
The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 1, 600-1660 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 1, 600-1660 write by George Watson. This book was released on 1974-08-29. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 1, 600-1660 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. More than fifty specialists have contributed to this new edition of volume 1 of The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. The design of the original work has established itself so firmly as a workable solution to the immense problems of analysis, articulation and coordination that it has been retained in all its essentials for the new edition. The task of the new contributors has been to revise and integrate the lists of 1940 and 1957, to add materials of the following decade, to correct and refine the bibliographical details already available, and to re-shape the whole according to a new series of conventions devised to give greater clarity and consistency to the entries.
The Accusative With Infinitive, and Some Kindred Constructions in English
The Accusative With Infinitive, and Some Kindred Constructions in English - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Accusative With Infinitive, and Some Kindred Constructions in English write by Jacob Zeitlin. This book was released on 2015-06-27. The Accusative With Infinitive, and Some Kindred Constructions in English available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Excerpt from The Accusative With Infinitive, and Some Kindred Constructions in English Perhaps no construction has been the object of so deep-rooted a misconception or of so oft repeated a misstatement as that which goes by the name of accusative with infinitive. The prevalent notion concerning the construction, that it is of fifteenth century origin and due to Latin influence, is indorsed by such scholars as Professor Jespersen. But the presence in Old English of a number of clear examples of accusative with infinitive makes it evident that the statement is in need of qualification. It was for the purpose of ascertaining the truth concerning this construction that the present dissertation was undertaken. After a review of the various theories which have been advanced during the last century in regard to the origin and development of the accusative with infinitive, the writer briefly examined the status of the construction in a number of the Indo-Germanic languages. This was done with a view to determining its earliest phases in each language and the elements possessed in common by all. The examination was in the nature of a critical summary of the most important contributions on the subject in the separate dialects. The extent of the construction in Old English was next investigated. All the poetical texts were read, and on these, as being least subject to the contamination of Latin influence, the chief emphasis was laid. A number of original prose texts and translations were also read for the purpose of observing whether there was any distinct difference in the usage. In the Middle English period, five or six texts were chosen from each century. The selection was made from poetry and prose, and with a view to having the learned, the courtly, and the popular styles all represented. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change
Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change write by D. Gary Miller. This book was released on 2002. Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book seeks to answer the questions: why do grammars change, and why is the rate of such change so variable? A principal focus is on changes in English between the Anglo-Saxon and early modern periods. The author frames his analysis in a comparative framework with extended discussions of language change in a wide range of other Indo-European languages. He deploys Chomsky's minimalist framework in a fruitful marriage of comparative and theoretical linguistics within an argument that will be accessible to practitioners in both fields.
A Brief History of English Syntax
A Brief History of English Syntax - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Brief History of English Syntax write by Olga Fischer. This book was released on 2017-05-27. A Brief History of English Syntax available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In its 1500-year history, the English language has seen dramatic grammatical changes. This book offers a comprehensive and reader-friendly account of the major developments, including changes in word order, the noun phrase and verb phrase, changing relations between clausal constituents and the development of new subordinate constructions. The book puts forward possible explanations for change, drawing on the existing and most recent literature, and with reference to the major theoretical models. The authors use corpus evidence to investigate language-internal and language-external motivations for change, including the impact of language contact. The book is intended for students who have been introduced to the history of English and want to deepen their understanding of major grammatical changes, and for linguists in general with a historical interest. It will also be of value to literary scholars professionally engaged with older texts.
