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Author Lundskær-Nielsen, Tom.

Title Prepositions in Old and Middle English : a study of prepositional syntax and the semantics of at, in and on in some Old and Middle English texts / Tom Lundskær-Nielsen.

Publication Info. [Odense] : Odense University Press, 1993.

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Description 1 online resource (x, 203 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series North-Western European language evolution. Supplement, 0900-8675 ; v. 9
North-Western European language evolution. Supplement ; v. 9. 0900-8675
Note Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Odense University).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203).
Summary The present book covers various aspects of prepositional syntax between c. 900-1400, including case relations and the range of prepositional complements; it also examines word order, both within the PP and at clause level, and it explores changes in clausal word order. Furthermore, it provides a detailed semantic analysis of the three prepositions at, in and on in selected Old and Middle English texts, which shows to what extent the relative distribution of these prepositions changed during that period and how they gradually acquired new, extended senses. The front cover illustration renders the 895 entry of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Parker Ms., and has been reproduced with the permission of the Master and Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
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Subject English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Prepositions.
English language -- Middle English -- Prepositions.
English language -- Middle English.
English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Syntax.
English language -- Middle English -- Syntax.
English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Prepositions.
English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Syntax.
English language -- Old English -- Syntax.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Lundskær-Nielsen, Tom. Prepositions in Old and Middle English. [Odense] : Odense University Press, 1993 8774929224 (OCoLC)28038820
ISBN 9789027272874 (electronic book)
9027272875 (electronic book)
8774929224
9788774929222