4 Verbal categories: The rise of the modal auxiliaries

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures and tables xi
4. List of abbreviations xiii
5. Note on data references xvi
6. Preface xviii
7. 1 Introduction 1
8. 2 Nominal categories: The loss of nominal morphology 31
9. 3 Verbal categories: The rise of the auxiliaries have and be 60
10. 4 Verbal categories: The rise of the modal auxiliaries 90
11. 5 Complementation 123
12. 6 The structure of the clause 157
13. 7 Verb-Second 184
14. 8 Syntax and discourse 215
15. Appendix 1 Cynewulf and Cyneheard 247
16. Appendix 2 Beowulf 249
17. Bibliography 250
18. Index 267