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
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [489]-499) and index