Linguistic variation and change: Middle English infinitive
In Middle English the old inflected infinitive lost its supine function and gradually replaced the uninflected infinitive in all positions, except in the complementation of moal and a limited number of other verbs. According to most linguists, the choice between the to infinitive and the bare infin...
Main Author: | Frančiška Trobevšek Drobnak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2004-12-01
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Series: | Acta Neophilologica |
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Online Access: | https://journals.uni-lj.si/ActaNeophilologica/article/view/6261 |
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