System collapse, system rebirth
Subtitle: the demonstrative pronouns of English, 900-1350 and the birth of the definite article
By: Robert McColl Millar.
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
Subjects: English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Article.; English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Article.; English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Pronoun.; English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Pronoun.; English language -- Foreign elements -- Old Norse.; Old Norse language -- Influence on English.; English language -- Grammar, Historical.; English language -- Demonstratives.; English language -- Definiteness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-359) and index.