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The Role of Variation and Change in the Evolution of the Apostrophe as a Genitive Case Marker

Name: The Role of Variation and Change in the Evolution of the Apostrophe as a Genitive Case Marker
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Author: Sarah König
ISBN: 978-3-668-12851-4

Hausarbeit, 2014

19 Seiten, Note: 2,0

Sarah König (Autor:in)

Leseprobe

1. Introduction

2. The Development of English Orthography and Punctuation: Origins of the Apostrophe.

3. Determining the Status of the Apostrophe and its Transition Period

4. Factors Influencing the Evolution of the Apostrophe in the Genitive
4.1. The Role of Proper nouns ending in -a or -o
4.2. The Role of the his-genitive.
4.3. The Development into a Phrase Marker

5. The Apostrophe as a Genitive Marker in the Plural

6. Conclusion: The future of the genitive apostrophe?

7. References

Ende der Leseprobe aus 19 Seiten

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Titel: The Role of Variation and Change in the Evolution of the Apostrophe as a Genitive Case Marker
Hochschule: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Fachbereich 05: Department of English and Linguistics)
Veranstaltung: Grammatical Variation
Note: 2,0
Autor: Sarah König (Autor:in)
Jahr: 2014
Seiten: 19
Katalognummer: V314132
ISBN (eBook): 9783668128507
ISBN (Buch): 9783668128514
Dateigröße: 854 KB
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagworte: Case marking, apostrophe, genitive, his genitive, group genitive, phrasal genitive, s genitive

Arbeit zitieren: Sarah König (Autor:in), 2014, The Role of Variation and Change in the Evolution of the Apostrophe as a Genitive Case Marker, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/314132

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