On the origin and history of the English prepositional type a-hunting: a corpus-based study
The aim of this paper is twofold: in the first place, an analysis on the origin and historical development of the English prepositional phrase a-hunting is provided. According to many scholars, this phrase could be ascribed to a prepositional pattern of the type on + verbal noun in -ing/-...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universidad de Alicante
1996-11-01
|
| Series: | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses |
| Online Access: | https://raei.ua.es/article/view/1996-n9-on-the-origin-and-history-of-the-english-prepositional-type-a-hunting-a-corpus-based-study |