Verbs of implicit negation and their complements in the history of English / Yoko Iyeiri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iyeiri, Yoko.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Verb.

English language.

English language--Verb phrase.

English language--Grammar, Historical.

English language--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia [Pa.] : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes various shifts of complements which verbs of implicit negation (e.g. forbid, forbear, avoid, prohibit, and prevent) have experienced in the history of English.

Contents:

Verbs of Implicit Negation and their Complements in the History of English

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Preface and acknowledgements

Abbreviations

List of tables and figures

1. Introduction

2. Verbs of implicit negation and to-infinitives

3. Verbs of implicit negation and gerunds

4. Verbs of implicit negation and gerunds with prepositions

5. Verbs of implicit negation and subordinate clauses

6. Summary and conclusions

Appendix

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613059383

9789027285126

9027285128

9781283059381

128305938X

OCLC:

713026666