Syntax Changing Of The Verb Phrase From Shakespearian English To The Present
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Syntax Changing of the Verb Phrase from Shakespearian English to the Present
Author | : Dominik Lorenz |
Publsiher | : GRIN Verlag |
Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 2008-10 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9783640181117 |
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Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2, University of Freiburg, course: The Syntax and Semantics of the English Verb Phrase, 38 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Blake states that Shakespeare is like food and that we take both very much for granted. It is only when we come across a passage of particular intensity in a play that we question how the language has been employed to achieve that result, just as it is only for exotic dishes that we enquire about the ingredients (1983:1). It is definitely astonishing how the English Language has been influenced by this incredible playwright and poet. However, it is noticeable that the English Language has changed significantly since the Renaissance. Baugh and Cable (1993:235) argue that "the English grammar in the 16th and early 17th century is marked more by the survival of certain forms, constructions and usages that have since [then] disappeared than by any fundamental developments". Therefore, I want to show that the syntax of the verb phrase has changed since Elizabethan times. To achieve this, I will compare verb phrases in this term paper which occur in some of Shakespeare's plays with Modern English verb phrases. First of all, I will define the term "verb phrase". After that we will focus on transitive and intransitive verbs. Transitivity and intransitivity will be examined - and we will analyze how its usage has changed since Shakespearian times. Thirdly, I will talk about impersonal verbs and afterwards we will study reflexive verbs and the mediopassive. Finally, the passive, inchoative and reflexive meaning of transitive verbs will be discussed. The focus will be on the change or the disappearance of these constructions which occurred between the 16th century and today. I will use some Shakespearian plays which will provide a basis in order to illustrate and to underline my arguments.
Critical Account of English Syntax
Author | : Keith Brown |
Publsiher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2016-12-05 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780748696093 |
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A descriptive and comprehensive account of English syntax and grammarTackling the role of syntactic constructions in text, this companion brings out the connections between syntactic structures and semantics/pragmatics and the function of different clausal structures in written and spoken texts. It also draws attention to variation in standard written English, to the grammatical structures and discourse devices in spoken English, and to ongoing changes in English grammar. It focuses on the concepts of descriptive grammar as extended and refined over the last fifty years.Encyclopedic format gives immediate access the most relevant topicCross-referencing allows students to follow a thread and explore the interrelationships between syntactic structuresInnovative structure of the volume enables lecturers to decide the order in which they wish to discuss topics and to prescribe readingThis is a practical yet flexible reference that you can return to again and again, whether it be for learning, research or teaching.
The Pragmatics of Modals in Shakespeare
Author | : Minako Nakayasu |
Publsiher | : Peter Lang |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 3631594003 |
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Modals and related phenomena are without doubt one of the most complicated issues in the grammar of language. This study provides a reappraisal of the modals in Shakespeare's language from the pragmatic viewpoint, both micropragmatic and macropragmatic. The material selected for analysis are modals SHALL, SHOULD, WILL, WOULD, and their contracted forms. Micropragmatic aspects such as speech acts seem relatively easily accessible to historical researchers; however, this study moves further into the macropragmatic dimensions of language use than the earlier ones and covers politeness, dialogue, and discourse analysis.
An Historical Syntax of the English Language
Author | : Museo Di Roma |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 638 |
Release | : 2023-05-08 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9789004531390 |
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Frederik Theodor Visser's An Historical Syntax of the English Language, published in four massive volumes between 1963 and 1973, is certainly one of the cornerstones of research in English linguistics. Visser's achievements can hardly be overestimated. Before the advent of modern corpus linguistics, he compiled a remarkable wealth of detailed philological data from all periods of English and combined this with current grammatical analyses of his time. This has made this publications an indispensable resource for anyone investigating the history of English syntax. This reproduction of Visser's volumes is more than welcome, and timely, as the volumes have been out of print for quite some time and were sometimes a little bit difficult to navigate. Having a searchable and easy-to- use online version, although maybe not perfect, available now means a revival for scholarship that celebrates its fiftieth birthday without losing any of its relevance.
An Historical Syntax of the English Language
Author | : Frederik Theodor Visser |
Publsiher | : Brill Archive |
Total Pages | : 740 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9182736450XXX |
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The Verb System of Present Day American English
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2017-12-04 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9783110873900 |
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The English Phrasal Verb 1650 present
Author | : Paula RodrÃguez-Puente |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 2019-01-31 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781107101746 |
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A fine-grained qualitative and quantitative analysis of phrasal verbs covering almost 400 years, based on large amounts of empirical evidence.
The Noun Phrase in English
Author | : Alex Ho-Cheong Leung,Wim van der Wurff |
Publsiher | : John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2018-06-18 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9789027264060 |
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Building on a substantial earlier literature, the chapters in this volume further advance knowledge and understanding of properties of the noun phrase in English. The empirical material for the papers includes both historical and present-day data, with the two often shedding light on each other in a process of mutual illumination. The topics addressed are: the structure of nounless NPs like the poor and the obvious; the article/zero alternation in expressions like go to (the) church; developments in the early history of adjective stacking; the semantics of N + clause units in present-day English; the history of N + BE + clause constructions; and the decline of two anaphoric NPs in Early Modern English. The volume will appeal to scholars working in this area and will also help those interested in the general field of English grammar to keep abreast of recent methods and results in NP-related work.