The Old English case system: case and argument structure constructions

"The Old English Case System. Case and Argument Structure Constructions by Kirsten Middeke is a Construction Grammar account of Old English argument structure that integrates modern cognitive corpus linguistics and traditional philological work. This is the first major study on Old English morp...

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Main Author: Middeke, Kirsten (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2022]
Series:Brill's studies in historical linguistics 12
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Summary:"The Old English Case System. Case and Argument Structure Constructions by Kirsten Middeke is a Construction Grammar account of Old English argument structure that integrates modern cognitive corpus linguistics and traditional philological work. This is the first major study on Old English morphosyntax from a constructional perspective, based on findings from various strands of theoretical linguistics, including generative approaches, constructionist accounts, quantitative linguistics, and many more. It argues for a new take on historical comparative syntax, a field which has been dormant for quite a while but might see a new boost through the ideas presented here"--
Item Description:Based on author's thesis (doctoral)--Freie Universität, 2018
Physical Description:xv, 421 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9789004435261
9004435263

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