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Based on the systematic analysis of large amounts of computer-readable text, this book shows how the English language has been changing in the recent past, and
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The aim of this study is to provide an outline of the development, from the earliest times to the present day, of all the English syntatical constructions with
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Locating the subjunctive at the interface of mood and modality, this book presents a systematic description of the use of the English subjunctive in main clause