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Author Lundskær-Nielsen, Tom

Title Prepositions in Old and Middle English : a study of prepositional syntax and the semantics of at, in and on in some Old and Middle English texts / Tom Lundskær-Nielsen
Published [Odense] : Odense University Press, 1993

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Description 1 online resource (x, 203 pages)
Series North-Western European language evolution. Supplement, 0900-8675 ; v. 9
North-Western European language evolution. Supplement ; v. 9. 0900-8675
Summary The present book covers various aspects of prepositional syntax between c. 900-1400, including case relations and the range of prepositional complements; it also examines word order, both within the PP and at clause level, and it explores changes in clausal word order. Furthermore, it provides a detailed semantic analysis of the three prepositions at, in and on in selected Old and Middle English texts, which shows to what extent the relative distribution of these prepositions changed during that period and how they gradually acquired new, extended senses. The front cover illustration renders the 895 entry of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Parker Ms., and has been reproduced with the permission of the Master and Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Notes Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Odense University)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203)
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Subject English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Prepositions
English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Syntax
English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Prepositions
English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Syntax
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Old & Middle English.
English language -- Middle English -- Prepositions
English language -- Middle English -- Syntax
English language -- Old English -- Syntax
Semantiek.
Syntaxis.
Voorzetsels.
Oudengels.
Middelengels.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789027272874
9027272875