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Referential null subjects in early English / Kristian A. Rusten.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rusten, Kristian A., author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in diachronic and historical linguistics ; 35.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford studies in diachronic and historical linguistics ; 35
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Null subject.
- English language.
- English language--History.
- Historical linguistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- This work offers the most comprehensive examination to date of referential null subjects in the history of English. It empirically examines the occurrence of subjectless finite clauses in more than 500 early English texts, spanning nearly 850 years, and re-evaluates previous claims concerning their distribution.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 11, 2019).
- ISBN:
- 9780198808237
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