The Development of Future Constructions in English: The Pragmatics of Modal and Temporal Will and Shall in Middle English by Leslie K. Arnovick

The Development of Future Constructions in English: The Pragmatics of Modal and Temporal Will and Shall in Middle English

Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics,

Leslie K. Arnovick

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Arnovick examines the evolution of the English verbal system in a period of significant transformation by tracing the development in Old and Middle English of "will" and "shall" future constructions. Through pragmatic analysis of speech acts, she ...

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