This study, first published in 1994, considers the placement of the copula esse in Classical Latin and the possible relationship of its placement to Wackernagel

In this two-volume work, the first full-scale treatment of its kind in English, Harm Pinkster applies contemporary linguistic theories and the findings of tradi

This volume explores word order change within the framework of diachronic generative syntax. Word order is at the core of natural language grammatical systems,

Terence and the Verb 'To Be' in Latin is the first in-depth study of the verb 'to be' in Latin (esse) and some of its hidden properties. Like the English 'be' (

This book examines grammatical changes during the transition from Latin to the Romance languages and the factors proposed to explain them. It challenges orthodo