Some developments in the semantics of the English progressive from old English to early modern English
The aim of this paper is to provide a descriptive account of the development of the semantics of English be + -ing from Old English (henceforth OE) to early Modern English (henceforth eModE). Questions such as whether it is possible to ascribe one single meaning to the cluster or whether...
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Universidad de Alicante
2004-11-01
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| Series: | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses |
| Online Access: | https://raei.ua.es/article/view/2004-n17-some-developments-in-the-semantics-of-the-english-progressive-from-old-english-to-early-modern-english |