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/-...

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Main Author: Núñez Pertejo, Paloma
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

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