Functional Shift in English

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The purpose of this study will be to make an investigation of the shifting of a word from one part of speech to another, to see whether this linguistic process existed in Old English, Middle English, and to note the prevalence of functional shift among present-day writers.

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Ousley, Emma Gene 1951.

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The purpose of this study will be to make an investigation of the shifting of a word from one part of speech to another, to see whether this linguistic process existed in Old English, Middle English, and to note the prevalence of functional shift among present-day writers.

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Ousley, Emma Gene. Functional Shift in English, thesis, 1951; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc96941/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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