Constructions and Environments Copular, Passive, and Related Constructions in Old and Middle English

This book describes and analyzes various changes in the distribution of copular and passive verb constructions in Old and Middle English, and, by way of these case studies, presents and tests several new theories that have major implications for construction grammar and linguistic change.

About the author

Peter Petré holds a PhD in linguistics from the KU Leuven (University of Leuven). His research aims at keeping a wide view, combining insights and research methods from linguistics, history, philosophy, and research on evolutionary systems.

Summary

This book describes and analyzes various changes in the distribution of copular and passive verb constructions in Old and Middle English, and, by way of these case studies, presents and tests several new theories that have major implications for construction grammar and linguistic change.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Petr?, Peter Petré, Peter Petre, Peter Petrã(c), Peter (Postdoctoral Fellow Petre
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 25.09.2014
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures
• EAN: 9780199373390
• ISBN: 978-0-19-937339-0
• Pages: 320
• Series: Oxford Studies in the History of English; Oxford Studies in the History
• Subjects: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Anglo-Saxon / Old English, Historical and comparative linguistics, Anglo-Saxon, Middle English