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| Reference : The prefix be-/bi- as a marker of verbs of deception in late Old and early Middle English |
| Scientific journals : Article | |||
| Arts & humanities : Languages & linguistics | |||
| http://hdl.handle.net/2268/79969 | |||
| The prefix be-/bi- as a marker of verbs of deception in late Old and early Middle English | |
| English | |
Petré, Peter  [Université de Liège - ULg > Département des langues et littératures modernes > Département des langues et littératures modernes >] | |
| 2006 | |
| BELL. Belgian Journal of English Language and Literatures | |
| Academia Press | |
| 4 | |
| International | |
| 1781-3980 | |
| Ghent | |
| Belgium | |
| [en] Old English ; Middle English ; Prefixes ; Productivity | |
| [en] This article brings to light a productive inseparable prefix construction marked by be-/biin
late Old English and early Middle English, which forms complex verbs of DECEPTION, such as betray, beguile, bewray. The expression of such a specific psychological sense through a verbal prefix is highly exceptional for Germanic languages, and a complex four stage development has to be assumed, starting from other concrete constructions marked by be-/bi- such as the PRIVATIVE construction (cf. bereave, behead). By emphasizing the relevance of the notion of construction in this development, the article also contributes to the insights in the relationship between constructions and language change. | |
| Functional Linguistics Leuven (FLL) | |
| K.U.Leuven | |
| The diachronic evolution of complement constructions in English: Distribution and motivation (OT/2003/20/TBA) | |
| http://hdl.handle.net/2268/79969 |
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