Some Notes on the 'gan'-Periphrasis

Author / Editor
Iwasaki, Haruo.

Title
Some Notes on the 'gan'-Periphrasis

Published
Key-Word Studies in Chaucer 1 (1984): 15-32.

Description
Gives frequency of "gan" in each work by Chaucer, an exhaustive list of verbs in this construction, and rhythmical patterns according to frequency. Chaucer used the "gan" periphrasis in a conscious, stereotyped way.

Chaucer Subjects
Language and Word Studies.