Spreading Patterns - Diffusional Change in the English System of Complementation

Examines the emergence and spread of three types of complements from the Middle English period to the present day

List of contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction


• Chapter 2: The corpus data


• Chapter 3: Complementation


• Chapter 4: Diffusional change


• Chapter 5: For...to-infinitives


• Chapter 6: Integrated participle clauses


• Chapter 7: Gerund complements


• Chapter 8: Conclusions


• References

About the author

Henrik De Smet is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Summary

Examines the emergence and spread of three types of complements from the Middle English period to the present day

Additional text

Spreading Patterns is certainly an invaluable addition to the research into complementation in English.

Product details

• Authors: Hendrik De Smet, Hendrik (Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics De Smet, De Smet Hendrik, Hendrik de Smet
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2012
• EAN: 9780199812752
• ISBN: 978-0-19-981275-2
• Series: Oxford Studies in the History of English; Oxford Studies in the History of English; Oxford Studies in the History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics