数量ix, 407 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
一般注記"The first international conference was held at Chiba University in 1-3 September 2005, the second one at Nagoya University in 7-9 September 2007, and the third one at Hiroshima University in 28-30 August 2009"--P. [v].
Part V. Modern English and the history of English. Proposition + TIME (+ THAT) : exploring temporal connectives in Early English / Leena Kahlas-Tarkka. The rise of subordinators in the history of English : the riddle of the subordinator when / Michio Hosaka. Transitivisation in the history of English / Fuyo Osawa. The analyses and grammaticalization of be about to : an analysis of the OED quotations / Takuto Watanabe. Jane Austen's experiment with the progressive / Yoko Bando. Figurative gender and personification in 18th-century grammars : reevaluation in light of their role in the national language education / Ruiko Kawabe. A stylistic analysis of Dixonary in Vanity Fair / Masayuki Nakao.
書誌注記Includes bibliographical references.