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Publications of the Philological Society Ser.: Semantic Predecessors of Need in the History of English (c750-1710) by Lucía Loureiro-Porto (2009, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101405192704
ISBN-139781405192705
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Number of Pages292 Pages
Publication NameSemantic Predecessors of Need in the History of English (C750-1710)
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
SubjectGrammar & Punctuation, Linguistics / Semantics, Linguistics / Morphology, Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines
AuthorLucía Loureiro-Porto
SeriesPublications of the Philological Society Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
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Dewey Decimal422.09
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements. Foreword by Manfred Krug. List of tables. List of figures. List of abbreviations. 1 Introduction. 1.1. Preliminary considerations. 1.2. Present-Day English need and need to. 1.2.1. Traditional approaches. 1.2.2. Modern considerations. 1.2.3. Conclusion. 1.3. A diachronic corpus. 1.4. Organization of chapters. 2 Theoretical Foundations. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Modality in English. 2.2.1. Types of modality: root and epistemic. 2.2.2. Semantic features of Present-Day English need and need to. 2.3. Grammaticalization. 2.3.1. Processes and parameters of grammaticalization. 2.3.2. English Modals: a paradigmatic case of grammaticalization. 2.4. Impersonal verbs and constructions. 2.4.1. Terminological issues. 2.4.2. Impersonal constructions: definition and structure. 2.4.3. Allen's (1995) classification. 2.5. Summary. 3. Tharf and Betharf. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Preterite-presents and pre-modals: morphology, syntax and semantics. 3.2.1. Morphology. 3.2.2. Syntax. 3.2.3. Semantics. 3.3. Tharf and betharf diachronically. 3.3.1. Semantic implications of tharf and betharf : the constraint of polarity. 3.3.1.1. Tharf. 3.3.1.1.1. Barriers. 3.3.1.1.2. External forces. 3.3.1.1.3. Internal forces. 3.3.1.1.4. General forces. 3.3.1.2. Betharf. 3.3.2. Syntactic evidence for auxiliarihood: the importance of complementation. 3.3.2.1. Tharf. 3.3.2.1.1. Types of theme selected by tharf. 3.3.2.1.2. Experiencer verb constructions found with tharf. 3.3.2.2. Betharf. 3.4. Conclusions. 4. Behove and Mister. 4.1. The evolution of behove. 4.1.1. Introduction: The myth of an impersonal verb (Allen 1997). 4.1.2. The rise and fall of a Germanic verb in English. 4.1.2.1. Semantic richness of a verb condemned to marginality. 4.1.2.1.1. Old English: Preference for internal forces. 4.1.2.1.2. Middle English: Peak in semantic richness. 4.1.2.1.2.1. General forces in Middle English. 4.1.2.1.3. Early Modern English: specialization of general forces. 4.1.2.2. Syntactic evidence for a potential grammaticalization. 4.1.3 Conclusions. 4.2. The ephemeral pass of mister through the English language. 4.2.1. Semantics. 4.2.2. Syntax. 4.2.3. Conclusion. 5. Need in the History of English. 5.1. Introduction: Need v.1 and need v.2: one or two verbs? 5.2. Semantic evolution of need. 5.2.1. Physical forces. 5.2.2. Root forces. 5.2.2.1. External forces. 5.2.2.2. Internal forces. 5.2.2.3. General forces. 5.2.3. Epistemic forces. 5.3. Syntactic evolution of need v.1 and need v.2. 5.3.1. Need v.1. 5.3.1.1. Active need v.1. 5.3.1.2. Passive need v.1. 5.3.2. Need v.2. 5.3.2.1. Need v.2: experiencer verb without an experiencer. 5.3.2.2. Need v.2: experiencer verb with an experiencer. 5.3.2.2.1. Types of themes, experiencer, and experiencer verb construction. 5.3.2.2.2. Need v.2 in Type 'Personal' Constructions: evidence for auxiliarihood. 5.3.2.2.2.1. EModE auxiliaries. 5.3.2.2.2.2. Need v.2 in the 'Personal' Type in early Modern English. 5.4. Conclusions. 6. Conclusions. Appendices. References. List of Tables. Index.
SynopsisNecessity is a primary meaning expressed diversely in world languages and whose evolution helps describe human cognitive development. By adopting a corpus-based approach, this book studies the five verbs from the history of English diachronically, from the language s origins (c. 750) to the end of the early Modern period (1710)., In the history of English at least five verbs have been found to mean 'need' urfan, be urfan, need, behove and mister. By adopting a corpus-based approach, this book studies all of them diachronically, from the origins of the language (c.750) to the end of the early Modern English period (1710). Offers a detailed analysis of the meaning of these five verbs which have been found to mean 'need', filling a gap in the literature on modality and shedding new light on grammaticalization theory Spans the period c.750 to 1710, adopting a corpus-based approach to study the verbs diachronically Explores the evolution of necessity meanings in English, identifying regular semantic changes and challenging some well-established statements Provides a detailed grammaticalization analysis, paying attention to the different Present-Day-English modal classes, including marginal and emerging modals, In the history of English at least five verbs have been found to mean 'need': þurfan, beþurfan, need, behove and mister. By adopting a corpus-based approach, this book studies all of them diachronically, from the origins of the language (c.750) to the end of the early Modern English period (1710). Offers a detailed analysis of the meaning of these five verbs which have been found to mean 'need', filling a gap in the literature on modality and shedding new light on grammaticalization theory Spans the period c.750 to 1710, adopting a corpus-based approach to study the verbs diachronically Explores the evolution of necessity meanings in English, identifying regular semantic changes and challenging some well-established statements Provides a detailed grammaticalization analysis, paying attention to the different Present-Day-English modal classes, including marginal and emerging modals, Necessity is a primary meaning which is expressed diversely in the languages of the world and whose evolution helps describe the human cognitive development. In the history of English at least five verbs have been found to mean need : þurfan, beþurfan, need, behove and mister. By adopting a corpus-based approach, this book studies all of them diachronically, from the origins of the language (c.750) to the end of the early Modern English period (1710). In this work, Loureiro-Porto analyzes the corpus data from the double perspective of modality and grammaticalization. Her approach to modality follows cognitive models, and so necessity is understood in terms of forces; grammaticalization is the framework within which the level of auxiliarihood of each of the verbs meaning need is measured throughout history. The results of this study will appeal to researchers in the areas of grammaticalization and modality from a diachronic point of view, and also to scholars and students interested in PDE modal auxiliaries.
LC Classification NumberPE1585
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