The Absolute Infinitive in Chaucer: With Special Reference to Parenthetical Use of "Seien," "Speken," and "Tellen."

Author / Editor
Ohno, Hideshi.

Title
The Absolute Infinitive in Chaucer: With Special Reference to Parenthetical Use of "Seien," "Speken," and "Tellen."

Published
Bulletin of Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts 20 (2015): 131–46.

Description
Provides an overview of Chaucer's use of the absolute infinitive, and introduces its various types. Focuses especially on the uses of "seien," "speken," and "tellen" in parenthetical construction and discusses their function based on statistical data.

Chaucer Subjects
Language and Word Studies