| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 277 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today ;
v. 39
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Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 39.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and indexes. |
| Contents |
A HISTORY OF ENGLISH REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Preface; List of tables; Notes for the user and list of abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1. Old English reflexives; Chapter 2. Reflexives in Middle and later English; Chapter 3. Pro-drop and feature strength; Chapter 4. The loss of verbal agreement and verb-movement; Chapter 5. The loss of inherent case; Chapter 6. Ergativity and the person split; Chapter 7. Conclusion; Appendix; References; Name Index; Subject Index; The Series LINGUISTIK AKTUELL/LINGUISTICS TODAY. |
| Summary |
This book brings together a number of seemingly distinct phenomena in the history of English: the introduction of special reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself), the loss of verbal agreement and pro-drop, and the disappearance of morphological Case. It provides vast numbers of examples from Old and Middle English texts showing a person split between first, second, and third person pronouns. Extending an analysis by Reinhart & Reuland, the author argues that the 'strength' of certain pronominal features (Case, person, number) differs cross-linguistically and that parametric variation accounts for the. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Pronoun.
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English language -- Pronoun. |
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English language -- Reflexives.
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English language -- Reflexives. |
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English language -- Grammar, Historical.
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English language -- Grammar, Historical. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gelderen, Elly van. History of English reflexive pronouns. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2000 (DLC) 00057202 |
| ISBN |
9789027299178 (electronic book) |
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902729917X (electronic book) |
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9781556199882 (U.S. ; alkaline paper) |
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1556199880 (U.S. ; alkaline paper) |
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9789027227607 (Eur. ; alkaline paper) |
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9027227608 (Eur. ; alkaline paper) |
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128216337X |
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9781282163379 |
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9027227608 (Eur. ; alkaline paper) |
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1556199880 (U.S. ; alkaline paper) |
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