Dative External Possessors in Early English
| Author | : Cynthia L. Allen |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 307 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780198832263 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0198832265 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (265 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dative External Possessors in Early English by : Cynthia L. Allen
Download or read book Dative External Possessors in Early English written by Cynthia L. Allen and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first systematic, corpus-based examination of the development of dative external possessors in Old and Early Middle English. It draws on empirical data and recent developments in linguistic theory to evaluate language-internal and language contact-based explanations for the loss of these constructions in Middle English.
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