Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
Contents |
Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The subjunctive in main clauses -- 3 The subjunctive in adjectival relative clauses -- 4 The subjunctive in noun clauses -- 5 The subjunctive in adverbial clauses -- 6 A bird's eye view of the English subjunctive -- Epilogue Summary and outlook -- Appendix I Matrix verbs of Old English object clauses -- Appendix II Matrix verbs of Middle English object clauses -- Appendix III Matrix verbs of Early Modern English object clauses -- References -- Name index -- General index |
Summary |
Locating the subjunctive at the interface of mood and modality, this book presents a systematic description of the use of the English subjunctive in main clauses, noun clauses, relative clauses, and adverbial clauses in the Old English, Middle English and Early Modern English periods |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 03, 2020) |
Subject |
English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Mood
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English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Modality
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English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Subjunctive
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English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Subjunctive
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English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Subjunctive
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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English language -- Old English -- Mood
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English language -- Old English -- Modality
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781474438018 |
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1474438016 |
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9781474438025 |
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1474438024 |
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9781474490757 |
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1474490751 |
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