{"product_id":"the-semantic-predecessors-of-need-in-the-history-of-english-c7501710-9781405192705","title":"The Semantic Predecessors of Need in the History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the history of English at least five verbs have been found to mean need': þurfan, beþurfan, need, behove and mister. By adopting a corpus-based approach, this book studies all of them diachronically, from the origins of the language (c.750) to the end of the early Modern English period (1710).  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a detailed analysis of the meaning of these five verbs which have been found to mean need', filling a gap in the literature on modality and shedding new light on grammaticalization theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpans the period c.750 to 1710, adopting a corpus-based approach to study the verbs diachronically\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the evolution of necessity meanings in English, identifying regular semantic changes and challenging some well-established statements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a detailed grammaticalization analysis, paying attention to the different Present-Day-English modal classes, including marginal and emerging modals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements.  \u003cp\u003eForeword by Manfred Krug.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of figures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. Preliminary considerations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2. Present-Day English \u003ci\u003eneed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eneed\u003c\/i\u003e to.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1. Traditional approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2. Modern considerations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3. A diachronic corpus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4. Organization of chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Theoretical Foundations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. Modality in English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1. Types of modality: root and epistemic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2. Semantic features of Present-Day English \u003ci\u003eneed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eneed to.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. Grammaticalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1. Processes and parameters of grammaticalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2. English Modals: a paradigmatic case of grammaticalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4. Impersonal verbs and constructions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1. Terminological issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2. Impersonal constructions: definition and structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.3. Allen’s (1995) classification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5. Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eTharf and Betharf.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. Preterite-presents and pre-modals: morphology, syntax and semantics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1. Morphology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2. Syntax.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3. Semantics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Tharf and betharf diachronically.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1. Semantic implications of \u003ci\u003etharf\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ebetharf\u003c\/i\u003e: the constraint of polarity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1.1. \u003ci\u003eTharf.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1.1.1. Barriers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1.1.2. External forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1.1.3. Internal forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1.1.4. General forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1.2. \u003ci\u003eBetharf.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2. Syntactic evidence for auxiliarihood: the importance of complementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2.1. \u003ci\u003eTharf.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2.1.1. Types of theme selected by \u003ci\u003etharf.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2.1.2. Experiencer verb constructions found with \u003ci\u003etharf.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2.2. \u003ci\u003eBetharf.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. \u003ci\u003eBehove and Mister.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. The evolution of \u003ci\u003ebehove.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1. Introduction: The myth of an impersonal verb (Allen 1997).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2. The rise and fall of a Germanic verb in English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2.1. Semantic richness of a verb condemned to marginality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2.1.1. Old English: Preference for internal forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2.1.2. Middle English: Peak in semantic richness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2.1.2.1. General forces in Middle English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2.1.3. Early Modern English: specialization of general forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2.2. Syntactic evidence for a potential grammaticalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. The ephemeral pass of \u003ci\u003emister\u003c\/i\u003e through the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1. Semantics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2. Syntax.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Need in the History of English.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. Introduction: \u003ci\u003eNeed\u003c\/i\u003e v.1 and \u003ci\u003eneed\u003c\/i\u003e v.2: one or two verbs?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. Semantic evolution of \u003ci\u003eneed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1. Physical forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2. Root forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2.1. External forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2.2. Internal forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2.3. General forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.3. Epistemic forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3. Syntactic evolution of \u003ci\u003eneed\u003c\/i\u003e v.1 and \u003ci\u003eneed\u003c\/i\u003e v.2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1. \u003ci\u003eNeed\u003c\/i\u003e v.1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1.1. Active \u003ci\u003eneed\u003c\/i\u003e v.1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1.2. Passive \u003ci\u003eneed\u003c\/i\u003e v.1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2. Need v.2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.1. Need v.2: experiencer verb without an experiencer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.2. Need v.2: experiencer verb with an experiencer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.2.1. Types of themes, experiencer, and experiencer verb construction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.2.2. \u003ci\u003eNeed\u003c\/i\u003e v.2 in Type ‘Personal’ Constructions: evidence for auxiliarihood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.2.2.1. EModE auxiliaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2.2.2.2. \u003ci\u003eNeed\u003c\/i\u003e v.2 in the ‘Personal’ Type in early Modern English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4. Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Conclusions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407926108503,"sku":"9781405192705","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-semantic-predecessors-of-need-in-the-history-of-english-c7501710-9781405192705","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}