30.424, Books: Correlative constructions in earlier English: van Diest-Links

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Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 11:47:56
From: J. van Duijn Genet [lot at uva.nl]
Subject: Correlative constructions in earlier English: van Diest-Links

 


Title: Correlative constructions in earlier English 
Subtitle: Clause structure and discourse organisation 
Series Title: LOT Dissertation Series  

Publication Year: 2018 
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT)
	   http://www.lotpublications.nl/
	

Book URL: https://www.lotpublications.nl/correlative-constructions-in-earlier-english-clause-structure-and-discourse-organisation 


Author: Meta van Diest-Links

Paperback: ISBN:  9789460933028 Pages: 263 Price: Europe EURO 32.00


Abstract:

This thesis investigates the diachronic development of correlative
constructions like þa heo þa to þæm gemote ferdon, þa cwomon heo ærest to
summum aancoran (lit. then they then to that meeting went, then came they
first to some anchorite) and their characteristics in earlier English. It
offers a quantitative and qualitative analysis of correlative constructions
(including conditionals) introduced by þa, ‘then’, þonne ‘then’, (g)if ‘if’
and when as well as an analysis of the use of discourse particles in
correlatives. The studies in this thesis show that correlative constructions
thrive on the (structural) possibilities arising from the development of
Verb-Second during the shift from parataxis tot hypotaxis. Making use of
morphosyntactic characteristics only available during the Old English period,
correlative constructions overtly structure the discourse on a sentential and
textual level via a subtle interplay between the available clause structure
and discourse structuring elements like discourse particles and resumptive
adverbs. While the former mark the speaker’s attitude, the use of the latter
during the Old English period is found to be influenced by several
clause-internal and clause-external features, such as the use of a discourse
particle, mood, subject type, subclause length, text type and translation.
Their loss from Middle English onwards surprisingly precedes the loss of
Verb-Second and is triggered by the loss of þa and þonne as a conjunction,
discourse particle and resumptive adverb, forcing in correlative constructions
in later periods to adopt the new Subject-Verb order.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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