Nonfinite structures in theory and change
By: D. Gary Miller.
Series: Oxford linguistics
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
Subjects: Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax; Linguistic change; English language -- History
Description: "This book investigates the precise nature of nonfinite structures and explores the ways in which they change. Gary Miller examines a broad range of structures, including traditional infinitives, gerunds, and participles, across different Indo-European (and some non-Indo-European) languages now and in the past."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [402]-452) and indexes.