Laurel J. Brinton

The Development of English Aspectual Systems

Aspectualizers and Post-Verbal Particles

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This important study of the development of English aspectual systems provides an exceptionally clear and systematic account of syntax and semantics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780521116756
• ISBN-10: 0521116759
• Artikelnr.: 26247852

Inhaltsangabe

1. Aspectual studies in English: trends and problems
2. The grammatical status and function of aspectualizers in Modern English
3. The development of aspectualizers in English
4. Verb particles in Modern English
5. The development of phrasal verbs in English
6. Concluding remarks
Appendices
Notes
Reference
Index.