The syntax of the Old English preverbal ge- in the light of the theory of language changes as strengthenings or weakenings

Abstract

The followmg paper reports on the results of 'the investigation into some aspects of the usage of the Old English preverbal ge- from the point of view of the theory of language changes as strengthenings or weakenings. The investigation served as 'the basis for the author's Ph. D. dissertation (1990).