The Development of Future Constructions in English: The Pragmatics of Modal and Temporal Will and Shall in Middle English - Couverture rigide

Arnovick, Leslie K

 
9780820406466: The Development of Future Constructions in English: The Pragmatics of Modal and Temporal Will and Shall in Middle English
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0820406465 ISBN 13 : 9780820406466
Editeur : Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 1990

Synopsis

Arnovick examines the evolution of the English verbal system in a period of significant transformation by tracing the development in Old and Middle English of will and shall future constructions. Through pragmatic analysis of speech acts, she demonstrates how speakers employed both modal and temporal auxiliaries to communicate attitudes about the future. Arnovick finds historic precedent as well as intrinsic rationale for the received rules about will and shall.

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Éditeur
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Date d'édition
1990
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0820406465
ISBN 13 
9780820406466
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
215
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Personne responsable
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