Preterite-Present Verbs and the Germanic Weak Preterite

Contributor(s): Tomaszewska, Magdalena (Author)

ISBN: 9783631909867

Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

Hardcover

$67.95

Pub Date: October 24, 2025

Dewey: 435.6

LCCN: 2025002469

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.63" H x 8.27" L x 5.83" W ( 0.92 lbs) 220 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Studies in English Medieval Language and Literature

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Description:

The book shows Germanic preterite-present verbs in a new light. Ch. 1 sketches answers about fundamental concepts associated with verbs cross-linguistically, structure, origin, and function of verbs. Ch. 2 discusses the Germanic preterite formations. Ch. 3 focuses on English preterite-present verbs: ought, can, dare, may, must, and shall.

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