Expletive pro and misagreement in Late Middle English
Grohmann, K.K. and Ingham, R. (2009) Expletive pro and misagreement in Late Middle English. In: Historical Syntax and Linguistic Theory. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191721267 (ISBN); 9780199560547 (ISBN)
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Abstract
This chapter deals with a grammatical phenomenon in Late Middle English here identified as Postfinite Misagreement, in which a finite singular auxiliary form co-occurs with a plural subject in post-finite position. It is proposed that an expletive subject played a role in agreement which it has not retained in standard present-day English. © individual chapters their various authors 2009. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Book Section | ||||
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| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199560547.003.0018 | ||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Expletive, Late middle english, Misagreement, Number, Postverbal subject | ||||
| Subjects: | CAH19 - language and area studies > CAH19-01 - English studies > CAH19-01-01 - English studies (non-specific) | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts, Design and Media > Birmingham Institute of Media and English > School of English | ||||
| Depositing User: | Yasser Nawaz | ||||
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2017 13:30 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 12 Jan 2022 16:26 | ||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/2491 |
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