The definite article in old english: Evidence from ælfric’s grammar

Cynthia L. Allen

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The definite article in old english: Evidence from ælfric’s grammar

Cynthia L. Allen^*

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This chapter provides evidence bearing on the question of whether Old English (OE) had what can be called a ‘definite article’. The status of se, the cover term I use for the lexeme that includes se, seo, and þæt as well as the other forms in this paradigm, remains a matter of lively debate. Studies that take the point of view that OE had no definite article, or at least that definiteness marking was not obligatory, include Ackles (1997), Watanabe (2009), and Sommerer (2015), among others.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Categories, Constructions, and Change in English Syntax
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	130-146
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108303576
ISBN (Print)	9781108419567
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108303576.006
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019

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