Aspectual Prefixes in Early English

by Vlatko Broz

Overview

This book examines prefixes expressing aspectuality in early English, such as ge- in the Old English verb gegladian cheer up or ā- in the verb āstreccan stretch out, providing an analysis of the three most frequent prefixes (ge-, a- and for-). These prefixes show many inflectional properties, as well as typical features of grammaticalization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631645291
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	06/30/2014
Series:	Studies in English Medieval Language and Literature , #43
Pages:	193
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Vlatko Broz is Assistant Lecturer at the Department of English at the University of Zagreb (Croatia). He received his PhD in a joint research programme (cotutelle) with the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium). He studied Old English and Middle English as a Chevening scholar at the University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

Contents: How did Old and Middle English express verbal aspect by means of prefixes? – Aspects of aspect: aspect vs. Aktionsart – Aspect in Germanic and Slavic – Aspectual categories – Prefixed verbs and phrasal verbs – Preverb ā- – Preverb ge- – preverb for- – Perfectivizers – Lexicalization – Grammaticalization.

Preface

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