Split Infinitives in Early Middle English

“The split infinitive is one of seven syntactic properties that English is said to share with Old Norse, and I will show that, on the basis of the area and date of its first occurrence, Norse origin is unlikely.”

van Gelderen, E. (2016). Split Infinitives in Early Middle English. Language Dynamics and Change 6, 1, 18-20, Available From: Brill https://doi.org/10.1163/22105832-00601003 [Accessed 07 July 2024]

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