English Auxiliaries: Structure and History

by Anthony R. Warner

Book Overview

Auxiliaries are one of the most complex areas of English syntax. Disagreement over both the principles and details of their grammar has been substantial. Anthony Warner here offers a detailed account of both their synchronic and diachronic properties. He first argues that lexical properties are central to their grammar, which is relatively non-abstract. He then traces in detail the history of processes of grammaticalisation in their development and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521103215
• ISBN13: 9780521103213
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"