English Auxiliaries
Structure and History
Part of Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
- Author: Anthony R. Warner
- Date Published: March 2009
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521103213
Paperback
Other available formats:
eBook
Looking for an examination copy?
This title is not currently available for examination. However, if you are interested in the title for your course we can consider offering an examination copy. To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching.
-
Auxiliaries are one of the most complex areas of English syntax. Disagreement over both the principles and details of their grammar has been substantial. Anthony Warner here offers a detailed account of both their synchronic and diachronic properties. He first argues that lexical properties are central to their grammar, which is relatively non-abstract. He then traces in detail the history of processes of grammaticalisation in their development and claims most notably that we can identify a group of auxiliaries in English from an early period on formal, not just semantic, grounds. This book meets the dual challenge of accounting for both the grammar and the history of the English auxiliary. It will be essential reading for all those interested in English syntax and its history.
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: March 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521103213
- length: 308 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.46kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Basic properties of English auxiliaries
2. The morphosyntactic independence of auxiliaries
3. A formal interlude: the grammar of English auxiliaries
4. Distinguishing auxiliaries and verbs in early English
5. Identifying an 'auxiliary group' before Modern English sentence-level syntax
6. Identifying an 'auxiliary group' before Modern English: further properties of 'modals'
7. The developing modal semantics of early English 'modals'
8. The status of modals and auxiliaries before Modern English and the rise of do
9. Conclusions
Notes
References
Indexes.
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×