Genitives in early English [electronic resource] : typology and evidence /
by Allen, Cynthia L.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 354 p.).ISBN: 9780191711893 (ebook) :.Subject(s): English language -- Possessives | English language -- Case | English language -- Syntax | English language -- Grammar, Historical | English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Possessives | English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- PossessivesOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This text considers how English possessives changed from '-es' to ''s' during the middle ages. The author draws together her own and others' research on syntactic and morphological change in order to assess and explain the roles of processing and pragmatics in the construction of grammars and grammatical change.
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This text considers how English possessives changed from '-es' to ''s' during the middle ages. The author draws together her own and others' research on syntactic and morphological change in order to assess and explain the roles of processing and pragmatics in the construction of grammars and grammatical change.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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