WAYS OF EXPRESSING AN ATTRIBUTE IN PRE- AND POSTPOSITION INEARLY MODERN ENGLISH POETRY BASED ON THE POEM “THEFAIRY QUEEN” BY E. SPENCER

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Authors: I. K. Mashko
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Abstract

This article presents a comprehensive study of attributive constructions in the poetry of the Early New English period. The main focus is on analyzing the ways in which attributes are expressed in preposition and postposition to the word being defined. The study is based on a morphological classification, which allows attributes to be systematized according to their part of speech (adjectives, participles, pronouns, nouns in an attributive function, etc.). The aim of the work is not only to categorize existing types of constructions, but also to identify diachronic trends in the change of the attribute’s position relative to the core of the phrase. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between the grammatical form of the attribute and its location relative to the core of the construction. The results obtained allow for a deeper understanding of the specifics of the syntactic organization of poetic speech of the specified era and the evolution of attributive relations in the English language during the formation of the literary norm.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Syntax Semantics Linguistic Variation Historical Linguistics and Language Studies Linguistics and language evolution

Publication details

Journal / source
Dynamics of Media Systems
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
284–284
Publication date
6 March 2026
Language
EN