In:English Adjective Comparison: A historical perspective
Victorina González-Díaz
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 299] 2008
► pp. v–xii
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Published online: 21 August 2008
https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.299.toc
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Table of contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The origin of periphrastic comparatives
Chapter 3. French influence and the spread of periphrastic comparatives in English
Chapter 4. Inflectional v. periphrastic comparison in EModE and LModE
Chapter 5. Inflectional v. periphrastic comparison in Present-day English
Chapter 6. Double periphrastic comparatives in English: Linguistic development
Chapter 7. Double periphrastic comparatives: A socio-stylistic analysis
Chapter 8. Comparatives and beyond
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