ABSTRACT

This book was first published in 1954, A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles is a valuable contribution to the field of English Language and Linguistics.

chapter I|9 pages

Introductory

chapter II|10 pages

Simple Nexus as Ordinary Object

chapter III|12 pages

Simple Nexus as Object of Result

chapter IV|9 pages

Various Remarks on Nexus-Objects

Nexus-Object after of

chapter V|7 pages

Simple Nexus as Regimen of a Preposition

chapter VI|21 pages

A Simple Nexus as Tertiary

chapter VII|21 pages

Nexus-Substantives

chapter VIII|23 pages

The Gerund. Substantival Nature

chapter IX|43 pages

The Gerund. Verbal Nature

chapter X|12 pages

The Infinitive

Introductory

chapter XI|8 pages

The Infinitives. Subject and Predicative

chapter XII|24 pages

Infinitive as Object

chapter XIII|20 pages

To-Infinitive as Object

chapter XIV|6 pages

Infinitive Governed by Prepositions

chapter XV|23 pages

The Infinitive as Secondary

The Infinitive as Adjunct

chapter XVI|21 pages

The Infinitive as Tertiary

chapter XVII|18 pages

Infinitives of Reaction and Specification

Infinitive of Reaction

chapter XVIII|30 pages

Subject + Infinitive as Object of Main Verb

chapter XIX|17 pages

Subject + Infinitive in Other Employments

As Subject or Predicative

chapter XX|20 pages

Final Remarks on Infinitives

Passive

chapter XXI|59 pages

Clauses as Tertiaries

chapter XXII|27 pages

Implied Dependent Nexus

chapter XXIII|42 pages

Negation

chapter XXIV|14 pages

Requests

chapter XXV|35 pages

Questions

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