Spreading patterns
Subtitle: diffusional change in the English system of complementation
By: Hendrik De Smet
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780199812752
Subjects: Comparative and general Grammar; Linguistic change; Historical Grammar; Complement; Verb phrase; English language; History
Description: This volume examines the emergence and spread of three types of complements from the Middle English period to the present day.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.