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The development of the English BE + V-ende/V-ing periphrasis : from emphatic to progressive marker?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The article discusses the grammaticalization of the be + V-ende/V-ing periphrasis as a progressive marker. On the basis of quantitative data, it is claimed that the periphrasis started out as an emphatic alternative to the ...