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Obligation and Possession in All you have to do is...and Its Related Structures
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sonoda, Kenji |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | In All (What, The first thirtg) you have to do ..., "have" is semantically linked with the following "to" and it means obligation. However, no explanation seems to have been made so far as to why this is so. This article tnes to explam rt from two vlewpomts In such structures as What do you have to eat~ at times the verb "have" Is semantically connected wlth "to," while at times it is not, in the latter case of which "have" means "to possess." In OE there were lai,o such VPs as have to: "have" had nothing to do with "to". HaUe to came to have the meaning of obligation in early ModE. Bull. Sch. Health Sci., Nagasaki Univ. 14(2): 15~18, 2001 |
| Starting Page | 15 |
| Ending Page | 18 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://naosite.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10069/17945/1/igaku14_02_03_t.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
