Split Infinitives in Early Middle English

被引:3
作者
van Gelderen, Elly [1 ]
机构
[1] Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
关键词
historical syntax; language contact; history of English; Germanic;
D O I
10.1163/22105832-00601003
中图分类号
H [语言、文字];
学科分类号
05 ;
摘要
The split infinitive is one of seven syntactic properties that English is said to share with Old Norse, and I will show that, on the basis of the area and date of its first occurrence, Norse origin is unlikely.
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页码:18 / 20
页数:3
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