{"product_id":"the-old-english-case-system-case-and-argument-structure-constructions-9789004435261","title":"The Old English Case System: Case and Argument Structure Constructions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Old English Case System. Case and Argument Structure Constructions by Kirsten Middeke is a Construction Grammar account of Old English argument structure that integrates modern cognitive corpus linguistics and traditional philological work. This is the first major study on Old English morphosyntax from a constructional perspective, based on findings from various strands of theoretical linguistics, including generative approaches, constructionist accounts, quantitative linguistics, and many more. It argues for a new take on historical comparative syntax, a field which has been dormant for quite a while but might see a new boost through the ideas presented here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables  Abbreviations  Acknowledgements    1 Introduction: And gefnǣs þone tōþ …   1.1 Studying Old English Argument Structure from a Construction-Grammar Perspective   1.2 The Lexicon Is Not Boring! Cognitive Historical Linguistics   1.3 Objectives   1.4 Organization   1.5 Notes on the Text    2 Not Balanced: The Database   2.1 Corpora and Methods of Data Collection and Analysis   2.2 The Verb as a Diagnostic for Constructional Meaning   2.3 Doing Cognitive Linguistics with Historical Corpora    3 Theoretical Preliminaries   3.1 Constructions   3.2 Valency   3.3 Construal   3.4 Semantic Roles   3.5 Formalism    4 Origins, Wholes, Stimuli—and Aspect? The Genitive   4.1 Introduction: Genitivus is gestrȳnendlīc   4.2 The Old English Genitive as a Family-Resemblance Category   4.3 Functions of Arguments and Adjuncts in the Genitive   4.4 Synthesis: The Functions of the Old English Genitive    5 Place, Time and Manner: The Instrumental   5.1 Introduction: A Case or Not a Case Any More?   5.2 The Old English Instrumental: Forms and History   5.3 Distributional Analysis: Frequencies and Collexemes   5.4 Fixed Formulae or Productive Pattern?   5.5 Factors Influencing the Frequency of the Instrumental   5.6 The Semantic Networks of the Instrumental   5.7 Synthesis: The Functions of the Old English Instrumental    6 Recipients and Addressees, Beneficiaries and Experiencers: The Dative   6.1 Introduction: Dativus is forgyfendlīc   6.2 Functions of Arguments and Adjuncts in the Dative   6.3 Functions of Datives with Nouns and Adjectives   6.4 Formally Assigned Datives   6.5 Synthesis: The Functions of the Old English Dative    7 Patients, Targets, Direct Objects? The Accusative   7.1 Introduction   7.2 Functions of Arguments and Adjuncts in the Accusative   7.3 Discussion: The Accusative in Semantic Space   7.4 Evaluation: Semantic and Syntactic Case?   7.5 Synthesis: The Functions of the Old English Accusative    8 Affectees: Oblique Case and Impersonal Constructions   8.1 Introduction: Impersonal Constructions Are Not Quirky!   8.2 Old English Impersonal Clause Patterns and their Associated Event Types   8.3 Discussion: How many Impersonal Constructions are there, and where do they Come from?   8.4 Synthesis: The Functions of the Old English Oblique Affectee Constructions    9 Agent, Topic, Subject? The Nominative   9.1 Introduction: The Case of the Subject?   9.2 Functions of Arguments in the Nominative   9.3 Functions of hit and þæt   9.4 Synthesis: The Functions of the Old English Nominative    10 Synthesis and Theoretical Implications   10.1 Introduction   10.2 Construction Grammar: Case Constructions and Argument Structure Constructions   10.3 Valency: Verbs and Argument Structures, Integration and Coercion   10.4 The Construct-i-con: Contextual Neutralization, Constructional Synonymy and Co-extensive Categories   10.5 Conclusion: A Construction Grammar Approach to Old English Argument Structure    Appendix to Chapter 4  Appendix to Chapter 5  Appendix to Chapter 6  Appendix to Chapter 8  References  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210804420951,"sku":"9789004435261","price":159.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-old-english-case-system-case-and-argument-structure-constructions-9789004435261","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}