Detecting directional forces in the evolution of grammar: A case study of the English perfect with intransitives across EEBO, COHA, and Google Books
Abstract Languages have diverse characteristics that have emerged through evolution. In modern English grammar, the perfect is formed with have+PP (past participle), but in earlier English, the be+PP form also existed. It is widely recognised that the auxiliary verb BE was replaced by HAVE throughou...
Main Authors: | Shimpei Okuda, Michio Hosaka, Kazutoshi Sasahara |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Nature
2023-06-01
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Series: | Humanities & Social Sciences Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01766-z |
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