Miriam A. Eisenbruch

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Eisenbruch, Miriam A. 2022 The subjunctive in Renaissance French: An exploratory study through personal correspondence Journal of Historical Pragmatics 23:1, pp. 1–28 | Article
The aim of this study was to explore why the subjunctive, despite its lack of modal productivity, might persist in French. I argue that the subjunctive is a modally void fossil, persisting due to repeated usage following highly entrenched constructions. The focus here is on the behaviour of the… read more