Periphrases in Medieval English / Michiko Ogura.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ogura, Michiko, author.

Series:

Studies in English medieval language and literature ; Bd. 54.

Studies in English medieval language and literature ; vol. 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Periphrasis.

English language.

English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Periphrasis.

Periphrasis.

English language--Old English.

English language--Middle English.

Physical Description:

107 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Peter Lang, [2018]

Summary:

"This monograph is one of the studies on English verb syntax, especially focusing on its changes in Old and Middle English periods. Investigations have been made so far by the author on 'impersonal' verbs, reflexive constructions, verbs of motion, verbs of emotion, and other verbs in various semantic fields. In this study the author explains all the periphrastic expressions found in the early history of English, some of which survived up to Modern English, by using dictionary data and her own findings. She tries to show the devices of periphrastic expressions with modal and other auxiliaries, which have supplied simple verb forms in writings and translations in the process of the language change"--Back cover.

Contents:

Preface

Table of abbreviations

Introduction

Beon/habban + past participle

Beon/wesan/weorðan + past participle

Man-periphrasis

Beon/wesan + present participle

Onginnan/beginnan + infinitive

Gan/con + infinitive

Don periphrasis

Uton + infinitive

Causative auxiliaries

Modal auxiliaries

Double modals

'Impersonals' and 'reflexives'

'Preposition + noun' and verb-adverb combinations

Periphrases died out in the medieval period

Conclusion

Select bibliography

Index of examples.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-103) and index.

ISBN:

3631756801

9783631756805

OCLC:

1050613723