Collocational and idiomatic aspects of composite predicates in the history of English /

The focus of this carefully selected volume concerns the existence, frequency, and form of composite/complex predicates (the "take a look" construction) in earlier periods of the English language, an area of scholarship which has been virtually neglected. The various contributions seek to...

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Tác giả khác: Brinton, Laurel J., Akimoto, Minoji, 1941-
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©1999.
Loạt:Studies in language companion series ; v. 47.
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  • COLLOCATIONAL AND IDIOMATIC ASPECTS OF COMPOSITE PREDICATES IN THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. The Origin of the Composite Predicate in Old English; CHAPTER 3. Composite Predicates in Middle English; CHAPTER 4. Composite Predicates and Phrasal Verbs in The Paston Letters; CHAPTER 5. Verbal Phrases and Phrasal Verbs in Early Modern English; CHAPTER 6. Collocational and Idiomatic Aspects of Verbs in Early Modern English: A corpus-based study of MAKE, HAVE, GIVE, TA.