The Semantic and Pragmatic Development of Substitutive Complex Prepositions in English

Schwenter, Scott A.; Traugott, Elizabeth Closs

doi:10.1075/pbns.35.16sch

In:Historical Pragmatics: Pragmatic developments in the history of English
Edited by Andreas H. Jucker
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 35] 1995
► pp. 243–274

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The Semantic and Pragmatic Development of Substitutive Complex Prepositions in English

Scott A. Schwenter

Elizabeth Closs Traugott

Published online: 7 December 1995

https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.35.16sch

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