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A Historical Syntax of English
Bettelou Los
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Paperback. Aimed at advanced students, this book discusses a number of approaches to charting the major developments in the syntax of English. It discusses internal factors such as the loss of morphology and pressure from analogy. It also covers external factors such as the sociolinguistic impact of language and dialect contact. Series Editor(s): Giegerich, Heinz J. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
This book explores the many factors that influenced syntactic change in English. Aimed at advanced students, this book discusses a number of approaches to charting the major developments in the syntax of English. It does not assume any knowledge of Old or Middle English or of formal syntax, although students should be familiar with traditional syntactic concepts such as verbs and nouns, subjects and objects, and linguistic concepts such as morphology and case. Bettelou Los draws on explanations from both formal and functional approaches to explore how syntactic changes are the product of the interaction of many internal and external ... Read more
This book explores the many factors that influenced syntactic change in English. Aimed at advanced students, this book discusses a number of approaches to charting the major developments in the syntax of English. It does not assume any knowledge of Old or Middle English or of formal syntax, although students should be familiar with traditional syntactic concepts such as verbs and nouns, subjects and objects, and linguistic concepts such as morphology and case. Bettelou Los draws on explanations from both formal and functional approaches to explore how syntactic changes are the product of the interaction of many internal and external ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748641437
SKU
V9780748641437
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About Bettelou Los
Bettelou Los is Lecturer in the Department of English at the Radboud University Nijmegen.
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