On the syntax of object pronouns in Old English and Early Middle English

The paper investigates the conditions that determine the distribution of object pronouns in the period before the latter become fixed to the post-verbal position. In the transition between Old English and Early Middle English (henceforth OE and EME), object pronouns surface to the left of T, to the...

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Main Authors: Chiara De Bastiani, Roland Hinterhölzl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2020-05-01
Series:Glossa
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Online Access:https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/890