1st Edition
Reciprocity in English Historical Development and Synchronic Structure
By Florian Haas
Copyright 2010
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
189 Pages
by
Routledge
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Although the grammatical expression of reciprocal (or ‘mutual’) situations in the languages of the world has received a surprising amount of attention in recent years, so far no comprehensive study specifically dealing with the historical development and synchronic structure of English reciprocal constructions has been published. This book takes into consideration insights from the three major... Read more
Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Reciprocity in English: An Overview of the Facts and Previous Research 3. Historical Development 4. Intransitive Verbs Expressing Reciprocity 5. Reciprocity in English: A Comprehensive Perspective Primary Sources and Corpora Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Florian Haas is a lecturer in linguistics at the University of Jena, Germany.
