The Position of Subject Clauses in the History of English

In English, subject clauses can occur either preverbally (in-subject initial position) or postverbally (in final position). In order to account for these structures, linguistic theory has presented two major hypotheses: extraposition and intraposition. All through the history of English, the criter...

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Main Author: Javier Rivas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Zaragoza 2000-12-01
Series:Miscelánea: A Journal of English and American Studies
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Online Access:https://papiro.unizar.es/ojs/index.php/misc/article/view/11003