{"product_id":"spreading-patterns-diffusional-change-in-the-english-system-of-complementation-oxford-studies-in-the-history-of-english-0199812756","title":"Spreading Patterns: Diffusional Change in the English System of Complementation (Oxford Studies in the History of English)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0199812756\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e De Smet, Hendrik\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpreading Patterns examines how new constructions emerge and spread through the grammar of a language, in a process called \"diffusion\". This is done by tracking the development of three types of complements from the Middle English period to the present day. These are subject-controlled gerund complements, forto-infinitives, and subject-controlled participial complements. In the first half of the book, De Smet focuses on how and why patterns diffuse. In the second half, which is largely corpus-based, De Smet tests his theoretical model of diffusion on the three complement types. His work demonstrates how diffusion interacts with the grammatical system of complementation, how diffusion proceeds, step-by-step, and why diffusion is directional.Spreading Patterns will appeal to scholars and advanced students of English, history of English, and historical linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52226826895648,"sku":"NEW0199812756","price":228.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61AX0gAvn_L.jpg?v=1787324554","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/spreading-patterns-diffusional-change-in-the-english-system-of-complementation-oxford-studies-in-the-history-of-english-0199812756","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}