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Brinton, Laurel J. 1987. "A linguistic approach to certain old English stylistic devices".
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Collocational and Idiomatic Aspects of Composite Predicates in the History of English
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Pragmatic Markers in English : Grammaticalization and Discourse Functions
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The Comment Clause in English: Syntactic Origins and Pragmatic Development.
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Pragmatic Markers in English: Grammaticalization and Discourse Functions.
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Brinton, Laurel J. 1987. "The aspectual nature of states and habits".
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The Evolution of Pragmatic Markers in English: Pathways of Change.
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The Historical Development of Aspectual Periphrases in English
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Dr. Brinton received her B.A. in English Literature from the
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Adams, Michael, Brinton, Laurel J. & Fulk R. D. (eds.).
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The Structure of Modern English: A Linguistic Introduction
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Folia Linguistica: Acta Societatis Linguisticae Europaeae
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