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Predications in competition and the rise of serial verb constructions in English: The verbal and nominal complementation of Old English aspectual and

Predications in competition and the rise of serial verb constructions in English: The verbal and nominal complementation of Old English aspectual and

Ojanguren López, Ana Elvira

Hardcover

Series: Linguistic Insights, Book 305

GermanItalianGeneral Reference

ISBN10: 3034346441
ISBN13: 9783034346443
Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P
Published: Jun 24 2024
Pages: 534
Weight: 1.94
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book explains the competition in the complementation of Old English aspectual and manipulative verbs that arises between finite and non-finite clauses on the one hand and between clauses and noun phrases on the other hand. The book combines textual and lexicographical sources of Old English in order to address this question from the perspective of the complex syntactic configurations within the verbal classes under analysis. The main thrust of the book is synchronic and its basis is a full-fledged functional theory of language, such as Role and Reference Grammar. On the descriptive side, the book takes the line that the strictly synchronic analysis of a linguistic stage can give insight into the historical development of the language. On the explanatory side, the discussion is couched in terms of functional categories and relations, while typologically relevant constructions like verbal serialisation set the conclusions in the wider field of cross-linguistic comparison.

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