The Syntax of the Infinitive in Chaucer (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Understanding Chaucer’s infinitives from purpose to concession This scholarly guide explains how the infinitive functions in Middle English, with a focus on Chaucer. It shows how forms like the concessive and absolute infinitives relate to purpose, cause, and prediction, and how usage evolved over time.

The book frames the topic with clear definitions and careful examples drawn from Chaucer’s verse. It also situates the treatment within broader Old and Middle English syntax, offering context for readers new to the period as well as for specialists seeking a precise reference.

• How infinitives expresses purpose, concession, cause, and result in Chaucer’s usage


• Topic coverage from the concessive infinitive to the split infinitive and causative don


• Historical notes on for to with infinitives and related constructions in Old/Middle English


• Notes, examples, and cross-references to guide close reading of Chaucer’s lines

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