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Motion and the English Verb: A Diachronic Study (Oxford Studies in the History of English)
Judith Huber
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hardcover. Series: Oxford Studies in the History of English. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; CFM; DSBB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
In Motion and the English Verb, a study of the expression of motion in medieval English, Judith Huber provides extensive inventories of verbs used in intransitive motion meanings in Old and Middle English, and discusses these in terms of the manner-salience of early English. Huber demonstrates how several non-motion verbs receive contextual motion meanings through their use in the intransitive motion construction. In addition, she analyzes which verbs and structures are employed most frequently in talking about motion in select Old and Middle English texts, demonstrating that while satellite-framing is stable, the extent of manner-conflation is influenced by text type ... Read more
In Motion and the English Verb, a study of the expression of motion in medieval English, Judith Huber provides extensive inventories of verbs used in intransitive motion meanings in Old and Middle English, and discusses these in terms of the manner-salience of early English. Huber demonstrates how several non-motion verbs receive contextual motion meanings through their use in the intransitive motion construction. In addition, she analyzes which verbs and structures are employed most frequently in talking about motion in select Old and Middle English texts, demonstrating that while satellite-framing is stable, the extent of manner-conflation is influenced by text type ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Studies in the History of English
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190657802
SKU
V9780190657802
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About Judith Huber
Judith Huber is assistant professor in English linguistics at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). She studied English and Romance linguistics and literature in Hamburg and Munich, and was previously lecturer in English linguistics at the Catholic University of EichstÃtt-Ingolstadt and at LMU Munich. Her main fields of interest are processes of language change and language contact, in particular with respect to English ... Read more
Reviews for Motion and the English Verb: A Diachronic Study (Oxford Studies in the History of English)
Huber's monograph is a welcome addition to the literature... Overall, the volume is a fine achievement and should stand as required reading for future studies
Richard Ingham, Anglia
readers will find it informative and helpful in many respects. Huber distinguishes her research with a systematic examination of various Old English dictionaries and reference books ... serves well as ... Read more
Richard Ingham, Anglia
readers will find it informative and helpful in many respects. Huber distinguishes her research with a systematic examination of various Old English dictionaries and reference books ... serves well as ... Read more