La détermination du nom : aspects diachroniques et évolution
In this article we shall describe some markers of noun determination – articles, demonstratives, genitives, quantifiers, comparatives and superlatives – as they appear in Old English, and their subsequent evolution taking into account the notion of grammaticalization. The most notable innovation of...
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | In this article we shall describe some markers of noun determination – articles, demonstratives, genitives, quantifiers, comparatives and superlatives – as they appear in Old English, and their subsequent evolution taking into account the notion of grammaticalization. The most notable innovation of the period is the emergence of the indefinite article, of the N of N and Qt of N constructions. |
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ISSN: | 1638-573X |