The semantic and syntactic range of old English nominalisations with aspectual verbs

  1. Ojanguren López, Ana Elvira 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

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Journal:
Journal of English Studies

ISSN: 1576-6357

Year of publication: 2023

Issue: 21

Pages: 77-93

Type: Article

DOI: 10.18172/JES.5699 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

This article analyses the complementation of Old English verbs of aspect by means of nominalisations. Three types of derived nominals are distinguised: deverbal nominals that entail a verbal predication but do not take complements of their own; direct nominalisations (with Actor or Undergoer genitive); and oblique nominalisations. The main conclusion of the article is that, to the sources of the English gerund identified by Lass (1992), others should be added, including suffixes (such as -ung, -ness and -t) and affixless derivation from strong and weak verbs. It is also a conclusion of this study that Old English already provides evidence of the acquisition of verbal properties by deverbal nominalisations, such as nominalisations with direct objects and voice distinctions.

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