Old English, the rise of the zero complementizer takes place in late Middle English and is well-established in the second half of the sixteenth century, becoming more frequent in speech-based text types (trials, sermons) or in texts representing the oral mode of expression (fiction, comedies)...
Historical fiction is a tricky business. In pursuit of accuracy, it’s all too easy to create work that’s bone-dry and textbook dull. At the other extreme are romance novels possessing even less authentic connection to their settings than they do literary merit! Oakley has walked this dang...
a ritual or spiritual purpose, the TCT dog may represent an intentional burial, of either a companion or future working animal which had to be euthanized due to illness or deformity. There is some question, however, as to why a pit for this animal would be dug underneath the area designate...