Beschreibung:
This study brings together many of the resources needed for the exploration of English historical syntax and deals with many of the important changes in English sentence structure from Old English to present. It also features a survey of published research from both classical and modern linguistic traditions, as well as new research by the author. Provides guidance on methodology, important reference materials, and the general history of the English language.
PrefacePart I: Groundwork1. Introduction2. Background3. Nominal MorphologyPart II: Word Order4. Word OrderPart III: Subject and Verb Phrase5. Impersonals6. Dative Movement and the Indirect Passive Part IV: Complex Complementation8. VOSI and V+I (control verbs)9. Subject raisingPart V: Auxiliaries10. Origins of Periphrastic DO 11. Modals and Related Auxiliaries12. Perfect13. Progressive14. Passive15. Multiple auxiliaries, regulation of DOPart VI: Bibliography and IndexesAbbreviations16. Glossary of technical terms17. Secondary sources18. Primary sources19. Index of verbs in examples