Direct and Indirect Object order variation triggers from Old English to Middle English: a diachronous approach

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dc.contributor.advisorStruik, T.
dc.contributor.advisorTangelder, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorJetten, M.M.E.J.
dc.date.issued2022-07-01
dc.description.abstractObject order variation is well-attested in most West-Germanic languages. The order in which the direct and indirect object occur in the clause is known to be influenced by various characteristics. This thesis, the diachronous effects of four of these characteristics will be examined, using a database consisting of Old English, Early Middle English and Middle English texts. The characteristics are information structure, definiteness, animacy and syntactic weight. Our main hypothesis is that similar effects can be seen on direct and indirect object order in all three languages. The analysis is based on a total of 76 instances of clauses containing both a direct and an indirect object. The database consists of five different texts. These clauses will be annotated per characteristic and analysed per time period. The patterns that are hypothesised based on earlier research only partly emerge in the data.en_US
dc.embargo.lift10000-01-01
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dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/13924
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Letterenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationEngelse taal en cultuuren_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeBachelor Engelse taal en cultuuren_US
dc.thesis.typeBacheloren_US
dc.titleDirect and Indirect Object order variation triggers from Old English to Middle English: a diachronous approachen_US
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