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Author Allen, Cynthia L., 1951-

Title Case marking and reanalysis : grammatical relations from Old to early modern English / Cynthia L. Allen
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999

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 W'PONDS  425 All/Cma 1999  AVAILABLE
Description xviii, 509 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. An Overview of Old English Syntax -- 3. Case Marking and the Experiencer Verbs in Old English -- 4. The Syntax of the Experiencer Verbs in Old English -- 5. The Loss of Case Marking -- 6. The Development of the Experiencer Verbs -- 7. Explaining the Demise of the Preposed Dative Experiencer -- 8. Change in Passives: Single Objects -- 9. Changes in Passives: Verbs with More than One Object-like Argument -- 10. Conclusion -- Appendix A: The Earliest Examples of Recipient Passives -- Appendix B: Details of the Investigations -- Appendix C: Texts Used
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [489]-499) and index
Subject English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Case.
English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Case.
English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Case.
English language -- Morphology.
ISBN 0198238673 paperback