Spreading patterns [electronic resource] : diffusional change in the English system of complementation / Hendrik De Smet. Smet, Hendrik De. Grammar, Comparative and general Complement. Grammar, Comparative and general Verb phrase. Linguistic change. English language Grammar, Historical. English language History. P299.C59 S64 2013 425 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 31, 2012). This volume examines the emergence and spread of three types of complements from the Middle English period to the present day. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. 2013. 2013 Text 1 online resource : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199812752.001.0001 eng Oxford studies in the history of English Oxford studies in the history of English.