Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of figures vii
4. List of tables ix
5. List of abbreviations xiii
6. Part One. Introduction
7. Chapter 1. Introduction 3
8. Chapter 2. “Irregular” versus “regular” nominal and Verbal forms in English 13
9. Part Two. Background
10. Chapter 3. Overview of Noun Plural versus Verbal Past Tense inflection in English 19
11. Chapter 4. Historical background of different systems of Noun Plural and Verbal Past Tense inflections 33
12. Part Three. The non-irregularity hypotheses
13. Chapter 5. The non-irregularity hypotheses following sign-oriented theory 45
14. Part Four. Phonological non-irregularity hypothesis
15. Chapter 6. The IVA system of Noun Plurals in Old and Modern English 51
16. Chapter 7. The IVA system of Past Tense formation in Old and Modern English 57
17. Part Five. Semantic non-irregularity
18. Chapter 8. The semantic feature of the nominal IVA system in old and Modern English 69
19. Chapter 9. The semantic aspects of the verbal IVA system in Old English 77
20. Chapter 10. The semantic aspects of the verbal IVA system in Modern English 141
21. Part Six. Further evidence for both hypotheses
22. Chapter 11. ‘Weak’ verbs as further evidence for both hypotheses 165
23. Chapter 12. Compound verbs as further evidence for both hypotheses 179
24. Part Seven. Discussion and conclusions
25. Appendices 221
26. References 247
27. Name index 265
28. Subject index 267