Argument structure in flux: the development of impersonal constructions in middle and early modern english, with special reference to verbs of desire
Auteur :
Castro-Chao, Noelia
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034341899
Date de publication :
21 janv. 2021
Poids :
426 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Verbs of Desire underwent important changes in the course of their histories. In earlier English they could be used impersonally in constructions lacking a nominative subject. When impersonal uses are lost, they are gradually replaced by personal patterns, in particular a pattern where the verb governs a prepositional complement.