Preface
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1
Introduction : Contribution of Non-Literary Texts to the History of English Research
Chapter 2
Diachrony of the Third Person Singular Present Don't : Transition from He Don't Know to He Doesn't Know
Chapter 3
Diachrony of Passival Progressive Preceded by Animate/Human Subject : A drunken boy was carrying (by our constable)
Chapter 4
Diachrony of Participial Progressive : Being Going
Chapter 5
Diachrony of Seem Meaning 'To Pretend'
Chapter 6
Diachrony of Present Participles and Gerunds Followed by Not
Conclusion
Texts and Electronic Corpora Examined
Works Cited
Index