TY - BOOK AU - Elmer,Willy TI - Diachronic Grammar: The history of Old and Middle English subjectless constructions T2 - Linguistische Arbeiten , SN - 9783484300972 AV - PE1101 .E53 1981eb U1 - 425 19 PY - 2011///] CY - Tübingen : PB - Max Niemeyer Verlag, KW - English language KW - Grammar, Historical KW - Grammar KW - Subjectless constructions KW - Altenglisch KW - Historische Grammatik KW - Prädikat KW - Subjekt KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General KW - bisacsh N1 - I-XII --; PART ONE. The grammar of Old English subjectless predicates --; Introduction --; CHAPTER I. Subjectless constructions with sentential complements --; CHAPTER II. Subjectless constructions with nominal complements --; PART TWO. The development of subjectless grammar --; Introduction --; CHAPTER III. The history of subjectless predicates until the Early Modern --; CHAPTER IV. Linguistic change within a restrictive framework --; Appendix: Translation of OE examples --; References --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111346120 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783111346120 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783111346120/original ER -