Verbs of Motion in Medieval English

Verbs of Motion in Medieval English
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Publisher : DS Brewer
Total Pages : 182
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ISBN-10 : 0859917681
ISBN-13 : 9780859917681
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Book Synopsis Verbs of Motion in Medieval English by : Michiko Ogura

Download or read book Verbs of Motion in Medieval English written by Michiko Ogura and published by DS Brewer. This book was released on 2002 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The investigation of the medieval uses of verbs of motion remains important for a view of the syntactic development of the English language; this present study covers most of the functional features found in medieval English contexts. Verbs of motion are ordinary words, for which cognates can be found among Germanic languages, but the choice of words as renderings of the Latin verbs can be different. These linguistic developments are clarified in chapters on: The Rivalry among Synonyms, The Reflexive Construction, "Impersonal" Uses of Verbs of Motion, Verbs with Preposed or Postposed Elements, Verbs of Motion as Auxiliaries, Present and Past Participles of Verbs of Motion, and Loan Verbs of Motion. MICHIKO OGURA is Professor of English at Chiba University, Japan.


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