Argument Structure in Flux; The Development of Impersonal Constructions in Middle and Early Modern English, with Special Reference to Verbs of Desire

Castro-Chao, Noelia

ISBN 10: 303434189X / ISBN 13: 9783034341899

Verlag: Peter Lang AG 2021-01, 2021

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6666-IUK-9783034341899

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Argument Structure in Flux; The Development of Impersonal Constructions in Middle and Early Modern English, with Special Reference to Verbs of Desire
• Verlag: Peter Lang AG 2021-01
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 303434189X
• ISBN-13: 9783034341899
• Einband: PF
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Noelia Castro-Chao holds a PhD in English linguistics from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Her research interests include historical syntax and semantics, corpus linguistics, and construction grammar.