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Adjective Positions in Old English and Middle English Homilies and Sermons
ILIĆOVÁ, Alexandra
The thesis is focused on the variability of adjectival position in noun phrases in the Old English and Middle English periods, which is analyzed on the textual samples of six Old English and Middle English homilies and sermons. It describes these texts with regards to their general characteristics and focuses on the grammatical changes that occurred in the Old English and Middle English periods, especially with regards to leveling of inflectional endings and the gradual loss of strong and weak inflection. Subsequently, it focuses on the interplay of the factors of adjective position, strong or weak inflection (particularly in Old English), definiteness or indefiniteness of the noun phrase, and meaning. It also explores the connection of adjective position and information structure of the texts. It devotes brief attention to two cases of similarity between adjective placement nowadays, and in the past.

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