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Author Dalton-Puffer, Christiane, 1961-

Title The French influence on Middle English morphology : a corpus-based study of derivation / Christiane Dalton-Puffer
Published Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1996

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) : illustrations
Series Topics in English linguistics ; 20
Topics in English linguistics ; 20.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. A survey of previous research -- 3. The data-material and method -- 4. Aspects of a taxonomy of Middle English derivational suffixes -- 5. Systematic aspects of Middle English derivation: in search of a descriptive-explanatory framework -- 6. Abstract noun suffixes -- 7. Concrete (agent) noun suffixes -- 8. Adjectival suffixes -- 9. Verbal suffixes -- 10. Evaluating the influence of French on the morphology of Middle English -- 11. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Lexical entries for the derivational suffixes of Middle English -- Appendix 2. Semantic functions mappings
Summary The French influence on Middle English morphology : a corpus-based study of derivation Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Foreign elements -- French
English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Morphology
French language -- To 1300 -- Influence on English
English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Discourse analysis
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Old & Middle English.
English language -- Middle English -- Foreign elements -- French
English language -- Middle English -- Morphology
French language -- Influence on English
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783110822113
3110822113