Chapter 1. Introduction to verbal syntax

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. Table of abbreviations XV
5. Texts examined XVII
6. Chapter 1. Introduction to verbal syntax 1
7. Chapter 2. Conflicts between native verbs 45
8. Chapter 3. Conflicts between native verbs and loan verbs 117
9. Chapter 4. Verbs that became obsolete and archaic by the end of Middle English 133
10. Chapter 5. Resulting syntactic changes in Old and Middle English 139
11. Chapter 6. Conclusion 169
12. Notes 175
13. Select bibliography 183
14. Appendix 191
15. Index to Old English verbs 227