A Middle English Syntax
Parts of speech
Editor
For a good orientation into the history of English grammar, several books are indispensable. One of those is Mustanoja’s A Middle English Syntax. However, for a long time this work was not readily available; the present edition changes that. This is a fac simile reprint from the 1960 publication which appeared as volume XXIII in ‘Mémoires de la Société Néophilologique de Helsinki’, with a new Introduction by Elly van Gelderen.
Compared to Old English, Middle English has fewer grammars and textbooks devoted to it. This book provides an interesting supplement by going deeper into certain questions and, especially, into exceptions. The book points out differences with Old English and certain peculiarities of the Middle English system. It was originally written for students of Middle English literature but serves a linguist well in detailed descriptions of the parts of speech, the use of the various cases, gender, and number. Word order, complex sentences, and conjunctions were meant to be dealt with in a second volume, which was never published.
Compared to Old English, Middle English has fewer grammars and textbooks devoted to it. This book provides an interesting supplement by going deeper into certain questions and, especially, into exceptions. The book points out differences with Old English and certain peculiarities of the Middle English system. It was originally written for students of Middle English literature but serves a linguist well in detailed descriptions of the parts of speech, the use of the various cases, gender, and number. Word order, complex sentences, and conjunctions were meant to be dealt with in a second volume, which was never published.
[Not in series, 207] 2016. ix, 702 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 18 July 2016
Published online on 18 July 2016
© Tauno F. Mustanoja
Table of Contents
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General Bibliography
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Introductory remarks
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Gender
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Number
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Cases
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Genitive
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Dative, Accusative, and Nominative
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Pronouns
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Some Peculiarities of Middle English Pronominal Syntax
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Personal Pronouns
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Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns
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Possessive Pronouns
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Demonstrative Pronouns
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Interrogative Pronouns
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Relative Pronouns
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Indefinite Pronouns
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Articles
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Adjectives
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Numerals
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Adverbs
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Prepositions
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Verbs
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Personal Verbs
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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
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Reflexive Verbs
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Impersonal Verbs
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Voice
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Passive
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Aspect
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Mood
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Subjunctive
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Imperative
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Tense
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Present Tense
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Future Tense
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Preterite Tense
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Auxiliaries of the Perfect and Pluperfect
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Perfect Tense
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Pluperfect Tense
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Non-expression of the Finite Verb
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The Non-finite Forms of the Verb
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Infinitive
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Participles
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Verbal Noun in -ing (‘Gerund’)
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Verbal Noun in -eth
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Auxiliary Verbs and Verbal Periphrases
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Be
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Periphrasis with Be + -ing (-ende)
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Have, Can, and May
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Shall and Will
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Do
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Gin
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Wurthe
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Interjections
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Conversion
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Additions
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Index
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFF: Historical & comparative linguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009010: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative