How Long to Read Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change

How Long Does it Take to Read Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 15 minutes to read Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change by D. Gary Miller

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book investigates the precise nature of nonfinite structures and explores the ways in which they change. Gary Miller examines a broad range of structures, including traditional infinitives, gerunds, and participles, across different Indo-European (and some non-Indo-European) languages nowand in the past.As structures which are nonfinite in some languages are not so in others, the question arises whether the concept 'nonfinite' has any meaning or explanatory power. In seeking an answer to this conundrum, the author shows that infinitives with subject person agreement, such as in West Greenlandic,Modern Greek, Portuguese, Welsh, and Hungarian, share properties with prototypical nonfinite formations. Professor Miller examines languages with morphologically marked tense on infinitives, including Ancient Greek and Latin, and Modern Turkish. He demonstrates that nonfinite structures that can beassigned non-structural (inherent or semantic) case differ systematically from those with either structural or no case.The book concludes with a substantial history of infinitives, gerunds, and participles in Old and Middle English, which reveals why and how nonfinite structures change and vary over time.Gary Miller1s innovative theoretical reasoning and the wide range of evidence on which it is brought to bear make this book a considerable contribution to the understanding of grammatical change and its formal expression, as well as to the history of English.

How long is Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change?

Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change by D. Gary Miller is 492 pages long, and a total of 123,984 words.

This makes it 166% the length of the average book. It also has 152% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 17 minutes to read Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change aloud.

What Reading Level is Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change?

Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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