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Middle English Verbs of Emotion and Impersonal Constructions: Verb Meaning and Syntax in Diachrony - Oxford Studies in the History of English
Miura, Ayumi (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan)
Middle English Verbs of Emotion and Impersonal Constructions: Verb Meaning and Syntax in Diachrony - Oxford Studies in the History of English
Miura, Ayumi (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan)
With a careful use of dictionary materials and modern linguistic approaches, this book investigates why some Middle English verbs of emotion are attested in impersonal constructions while others are not, even though they look almost synonymous. A range of factors are identified that affected their behaviour.
312 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | January 15, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9780199947157 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 312 |
Dimensions | 235 × 164 × 23 mm · 544 g |
Language | English |