Analogy, reanalysis and exaptation in Early Middle English: the emergence of a new inflectional system
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DOI: 10.1017/s1360674318000333
Abstract: From Old English to Middle English inflection is gradually lost. It is assumed that this is mainly due to phonological and syntactic changes. This article, however, argues that the loss of inflection is not a… read more here.
Keywords: system; middle english; early middle; new inflectional ... See more keywords