Title: Middle English verbs of emotion and impersonal constructions : verb meaning and syntax in diachrony /
Authors: Miura, Ayumi,
Year: 2015
Subjects: English language Verb; English language Syntax; English language Versification; English language History; English language; English language Middle English Syntax; English language Middle English Verb; English language Middle English Versification; English language Syntax; English language Verb; English language Versification
Abstract: Impersonal constructions in the history of English form a puzzling category, in that there has been uncertainty as to why some verbs are attested in such constructions while others are not, even though they look almost synonymous. This book tackles this under-discussed question in one of the most popular topics of English historical syntax, with special reference to verbs of emotion in Middle English.