Part I. Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- Part II. The to-infinitive as GOAL -- 2. The Expression of Purpose in Old English -- 3. The to-infinitive as GOAL-argument -- Part III. The to-infinitive as THEME -- 4. Intention -- 5. Commanding and Permitting -- 6. Commissives -- Part IV. Syntactic Status -- 7. Introduction -- 8. The Changing Status of Infinitival to -- Part V. Changes in Middle English -- 9. The Rise of to-infinitival ECM -- 10. Innocent Bystander: The Loss of the Indefinite Pronoun man -- Part VI. Summary and Conclusions -- 11. Summary and Conclusions
Summary
This work describes the historical emergence and spread of the to-infinitive in English. The exposition is clear and does not assume an up-to-date knowledge of generative theory
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-332) and index
