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Zusatztext Allen's book is remarkable for the breadth of its coverage, its in-depth analysis of English genitive constructions in their development and change, its wealth of information, and for its generalizations regarding the nature and mechanisms of language change. Above all, the originality of her approach, which combines empirical research, theoretical discussion and a diachronic and comparative perspective of analysis, enables Allen to analyse English genitive constructions from a new and illuminating perspective. In summary, this book is a must for readers who want a complete overview of the topic and for those who want to carry out further research on genitives. Informationen zum Autor Cynthia L. Allen is Reader in Linguistics at the Australian National University, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and a former Director of the ANU Centre for Research on Language Change. Her published work includes articles in Transactions of the Philological Society, Linguistic Inquiry, and English Language and Linguistics and the book Case-Marking and Reanalysis (OUP 1995, paperback 1999). Klappentext This book considers how English possessives changed from -es to 's during the middle ages. The author draws together her own and others' research on syntactic and morphological change in order to assess and explain the roles of processing and pragmatics in the construction of grammars and grammatical change. Zusammenfassung This book considers how English possessives changed from -es to 's during the middle ages. The author draws together her own and others' research on syntactic and morphological change in order to assess and explain the roles of processing and pragmatics in the construction of grammars and grammatical change. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Genitive Case and the Typology of Case Marking 2: Genitive Case and the Germanic Languages: Overview 3: Genitive Case in Old English 4: Genitive Case in Middle English 5: The Possessor Doubling Constructions in the Germanic Languages 6: The Separated Genitive in English 7: Determiners and Possessives 8: Conclusions Appendix References ...
