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1. Native Verbs vs. Loan Verbs

© 2002, Boydell and Brewer

© 2002, Boydell and Brewer

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface vii
  4. Abbreviations ix
  5. Chapter I Introduction
  6. 1. General Remarks 1
  7. 2. Comparison with Verbs of Motion in Other Germanic Languages 4
  8. 3. Verbs of Motion Unexpressed 8
  9. Chapter II The Rivalry among Synonyms
  10. 1. The Rivalry between the Gan-Group and the Faran-Group 11
  11. 2. The Merging of OE Faran and Feran 16
  12. 3. Verbs Denoting ‘To Turn’ 22
  13. 4. The Come-and-Go Contrast 25
  14. 5. Other Verbs which Show Rivalry 29
  15. Chapter III The Reflexive Construction
  16. 1. Reflexive vs. Non-Reflexive 32
  17. 2. OE Gewitan 38
  18. 3. The Reflexive in Imperative Constructions 42
  19. Chapter IV ‘Impersonal’ Uses of Verbs of Motion
  20. 1. Without Dative of Person 45
  21. 2. With Dative of Person 47
  22. Chapter V Verbs with Preposed or Postposed Elements
  23. 1. Prefix/Particle-Verb vs. Verb-Particle 49
  24. 2. Prefixes with Adverbial Counterparts 52
  25. 3. Bound Morphemes as Prefixes 54
  26. 4. Verbs with Prepositional Phrases 59
  27. 5. The Type Weg Niman 61
  28. 6. Idiomatic Expressions with Verbs of Motion 65
  29. Chapter VI Verbs of Motion as Auxiliaries
  30. Introduction 80
  31. 1. Cuman/Gan + Infinitive 81
  32. 2. Cuman/Gan + Present Participle 83
  33. 3. Gewitan + Infinitive and Witan + Infinitive 86
  34. 4. Onginnan + Infinitive 88
  35. Chapter VII Present and Past Participles of Verbs of Motion
  36. 1. Transitive vs. Intransitive 94
  37. 2. Habban + Past Participle vs. Beon/Wesan + Past Participle 95
  38. 3. Beon/Wesan + Present Participle 100
  39. Chapter VIII Loan Verbs of Motion
  40. 1. Native Verbs vs. Loan Verbs 104
  41. 2. Loan Verbs vs. Loan Verbs 109
  42. Chapter IX Conclusion 111
  43. Appendices 113
  44. Bibliography 153
  45. Index of Verbs 161
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