Phrase Structures in Competition: Variation and Change in Old English Word Order

by Susan Pintzuk

Overview

This book investigates variation and change in Old English word order, with special emphasis on the position of the verb.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135679217
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/08/2014
Series:	Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	7 MB

Table of Contents

Preface

List of Tables

List of Figures

1. Introduction

2. Previous Analyses

3. The Position of the Verb in Old English

4. Cliticization

5. Variation and Change in the Underlying Position of INFL

6. Middle English Changes

Appendices

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

Pintzuk has corrected her 1991 dissertation, but not updated it to conform to subsequent changes in the understanding of English or Old English, because the primary result she reports is valid within any syntactic framework. That result is that Old English exhibits synchronic grammatical competition, which can be interpreted as variation in phrase structure, in the headedness of maximal projections, or in the setting of a directionality parameter. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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