Genitives in Early English

This book examines the evidence for the development of adnominal genitives (the knight''s sword, the nun''s priest''s tale, etc.) in English. During the Middle English period the genitive inflection -es developed into the more clitic-like ''s, but how, when, why, and over how long a time are unclear, and have been subject to considerable research and discussion. Cynthia L. Allen draws together her...