The development from case forms to prepositional constructions in old english prose

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The development from a synthetic to an analytic language is one of the most important topics in English historical syntax. This development is reflected in the gradual decrease of case-forms and the replacement of their functions with equivalent prepositional constructions. Focussing on the Old English period, when case-forms and prepositional constructions overlapped in various functions, this book aims to answer an unresolved question: was there a significant change in the use of case-forms and, alternatively, in the use of prepositions plus case-forms in contexts where both types were possible? The author makes a statistical comparison between prose texts written in the early Old English period and texts of the later Old English period; she also takes into account stylistic features of individual texts. Thus, this book addresses this Old English syntactic issue both from a historical and a stylistic perspective and shows the stages of development during the Old English period.

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Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 10 februari 2009

Aantal pagina's: 231

Hoofdauteur: Kiriko Sato

Tweede Redacteur: Maurizio Gotti

Hoofduitgeverij: Verlag Peter Lang

Editie: New edition

Product breedte: 149 mm

Product hoogte: 20 mm

Product lengte: 223 mm

Verpakking breedte: 146 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 19 mm

Verpakking lengte: 216 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 338 g

EAN: 9783039117635

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