John,
Thanks for the info. These need to be in our library here at EKU.
Appalachian speakers say "I'm wanting a hamburger" rather than "I want a hamburger." An unusual use of the progressive.
Marshall
From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Dews-Alexander
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:12 PM
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Subject: Forthcoming Books
Here are a few forthcoming books that ATEGers might find interesting.
A Dictionary of English Affixes by Gabriele Stein (ISBN 9783895863875)
The Spelling Patterns of English by Andrew G. Rollings (ISBN 3895867586)
The Progressive in the History of English by Paloma Nunez-Pertejo (ISBN 389586742X)
John
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