Current changes in the english verb
Current changes in the english verb

Author(s): Iulia Ignatiuc
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Philology
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: regularization of irregular forms; grammatical changes; attitudinal function; interpretative use; passival; mediopassive; mandative subjunctive; modals; semi – modals; english verb; Geoffrey Leech; Chr
Summary/Abstract: The present article is an overview of essential grammatical changes that have recently occurred in the Modern English verb. The article draws on works by Geoffrey Leech, Christian Mair, Marianne Hundt and Randolph Quirk. Although these changes are referred to as current, some of them started in the first half of the twentieth century. The emphasis in the paper was on the major changes related to the increase in use of continuous forms, decline of be-passive, decrease in the use of some modal verbs and increase in the use of semi-modals, and the revival of the mandative subjunctive. These changes are of particular interest for teachers of English.

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