English Historical Syntax

Höfundur: David Denison (Útgáfa: 1)
English Historical Syntax

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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.

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Útgefandi
Taylor & Francis
ISBN
9781317887683
Print ISBN
9780582291393
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
1
Höfundar
David Denison
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2014-06-11
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • PART I: GROUNDWORK
  • Overview
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Data collection
  • 1.2 Importance of context
  • 1.3 Background knowledge
  • 1.4 Sources of information
  • 2 Background
  • 2.1 Prehistory
  • 2.2 Periods of English
  • 2.3 A sketch of Old English
  • 2.4 A sketch of Middle English
  • 2.5 A sketch of Modern English
  • 2.6 Further reading
  • 3 Nominal morphology
  • 3.1 Old English
  • 3.2 Middle English
  • 3.3 Modern English
  • 3.4 Question for further research
  • PART II: WORD ORDER
  • Overview
  • 4 Word order
  • 4.1 Introductory remarks
  • 4.2 The data
  • 4.3 Descriptions and explanations
  • 4.4 Synchronic accounts in non-generative linguistics
  • 4.5 Synchronic accounts within generative linguistics
  • 4.6 Diachronic, non-generative explanations
  • 4.7 Diachronic accounts within generative linguistics
  • 4.8 Ramifications
  • 4.9 Questions for discussion or further research
  • PART III: SUBJECT AND VERB PHRASE
  • Overview
  • 5 Impersonals
  • 5.1 The problem
  • 5.2 The data
  • 5.3 Explanations
  • 5.4 Explanations involving reanalysis
  • 5.5 An explanation without reanalysis
  • 5.6 Explanations involving semantics-based syntax
  • 5.7 Other syntactic approaches
  • 5.8 Mainly descriptive accounts
  • 5.9 Dummy it
  • 5.10 Questions for discussion or further research
  • 6 Dative Movement and the indirect passive
  • 6.1 The problem
  • 6.2 The data
  • 6.3 Explanations in non-generative linguistics
  • 6.4 Questions for discussion or further research
  • 7 The prepositional passive
  • 7.1 The problem
  • 7.2 The data
  • 7.3 Explanations in non-generative linguistics
  • 7.4 Explanations in generative linguistics
  • 7.5 The complex prepositional passive
  • 7.6 Indirect and prepositional passives
  • 7.7 Questions for discussion or further research
  • PART IV: COMPLEX COMPLEMENTATION
  • Overview
  • 8 VOSI and V+I (Control verbs)
  • 8.1 The problem
  • 8.2 VOSI
  • 8.3 V+I
  • 8.4 The data
  • 8.5 Explanations
  • 8.6 Philological and semantics-based accounts
  • 8.7 Accounts in generative syntax
  • 8.8 Text-based, structural accounts
  • 8.9 Infinitive ± to
  • 8.10 Questions for discussion or further research
  • 9 Subject raising
  • 9.1 The problem
  • 9.2 Raising
  • 9.3 The data
  • 9.4 Explanations
  • 9.5 Questions for discussion or further research
  • PART V: AUXILIARIES
  • Overview
  • 10 Origins of periphrastic DO
  • 10.1 The problem
  • 10.2 The data
  • 10.3 Explanations in non-generative linguistics
  • 10.4 Explanations in generative linguistics
  • 10.5 Questions for discussion or further research
  • 11 Modals and related auxiliaries
  • 11.1 The problem
  • 11.2 Modals in Present-day English
  • 11.3 The data
  • 11.4 Explanations
  • 11.5 Questions for discussion or further research
  • 12 Perfect
  • 12.1 The problem
  • 12.2 The HAVE perfect
  • 12.3 Other HAVE + past participle constructions
  • 12.4 The BE perfect
  • 12.5 Data on the HAVE perfect
  • 12.6 Data on the BE perfect
  • 12.7 Explanations
  • 12.8 Questions for discussion or further research
  • 13 Progressive
  • 13.1 The problem
  • 13.2 Progressives versus related constructions
  • 13.3 The data
  • 13.4 Explanations of the origins of the OE progressive
  • 13.5 Explanations for the ME and ModE progressive
  • 13.6 Explanations for the ‘passival’ progressive
  • 13.7 Questions for discussion or further research
  • 14 Passive
  • 14.1 The problem
  • 14.2 The data
  • 14.3 Explanations
  • 14.4 Questions for discussion or further research
  • 15 Multiple auxiliaries, regulation of DO
  • 15.1 The problems
  • 15.2 The data
  • 15.3 Explanations of history of auxiliary category
  • 15.4 Explanations of regulation of DO
  • 15.5 Questions for discussion or further research
  • 15.6 Envoi
  • PART VI: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEXES
  • Glossary of technical terms
  • Secondary sources (references) (indexed)
  • Primary sources (texts) (indexed)
  • Index of verbs in examples
  • General index