Verbs and Diachronic Syntax A Comparative History of English and French
This book combines several strands of my work, both individually and in collaboration with various people, over the last couple of years. To a very large extent, I have been inspired by the many talks, classes, appointments and other interactions that took place in the exciting intellectual environ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1993, 1993
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1993 |
| Series: | Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 / The Analysis of Inversion
- 1.0. Introduction
- 1.1. Inversion and X-bar Theory
- 1.2. Inversion and Case Theory
- 1.3. Inversion and Incorporation
- 1.4. Verb Second
- 1.5. Complex Inversion
- Notes
- 2 / The History of French Interrogatives
- 2.0. Introduction
- 2.1. Inversion and Interrogatives in Old French
- 2.2. Pronominal Subjects in OF
- 2.3. Developments in Middle French
- 2.4. The Sixteenth Century and After
- 2.5. Conclusion
- Notes
- 3 / The English Auxilary System
- 3.0. Introduction
- 3.1. Verb-raising and the Status of Agr
- 3.2. Do-Insertion
- 3.3. Modals
- 3.4. Conclusion: the Loss of V2 in English
- Notes
- References
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects