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The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096
book The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley cover

The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096
Exercise 9
Where does the phrasal verb come from? Various suggestions have been made. Think about abrecan→ brec … ab → brec ab …. What restrictions are there on the word order and how does the introduction­ of a phrasal particle contribute to the transitivization of otherwise intransitive verbs. Look at, for ­instance, Samuels 1972: 163ff; Hiltunen 1983: esp. Part IV (but difficult reading); Strang 1972: §153.
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