Preterite-present verbs and the Germanic weak preterite / Magdalena Tomaszewska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomaszewska, Magdalena, 1984- author.

Series:

Studies in English medieval language and literature, 1436-7521 ; 66

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germanic languages--Tense.

Germanic languages.

Germanic languages--Verb.

English language--Auxiliary verbs.

English language.

English language--Modality.

English language--History.

Physical Description:

pages cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, 2025.

Summary:

"Preterite-present verbs and the Germanic weak preterite attracted much scholarly dispute. However, the publication attempts to show the evolution of Germanic preterite-present verbs and -ed in a new light. Chapter 1 sketches answers to the questions about verbs in general: What are they? What are their properties? What is the origin of different types of verbs? The remaining chapters deal with Germanic verbs, which have undergone a complex series of changes, when compared with either their reconstructed PIE forerunners or recorded descendants. Chapter 2 discusses the Germanic preterite formations and the interplay between English strong and weak verbs. Chapter 3 focuses on main semantic and morpho-syntactic properties of six English preterite-present verbs: OUGHT, CAN, DARE, MAY, MUST, and SHALL in the history of English"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Tomaszewska, Magdalena, 1984- Preterite-present verbs and the Germanic weak preterite

ISBN:

9783631909867

3631909861

OCLC:

1498400157