CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 A Puzzle
1.2 The Organization of This Book
CHAPTER 2 AN ANALYSIS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE MIXED PROGRESSIVE
2.1 Broader Picture: Gerund and Progressive Form in History
2.2 Solution to the Appearance of the Mixed Progressive
2.3 Reason for the Appearance of the BNG in the Mixed Progressive
2.4 Summary
CHAPTER 3 AN ANALYSIS OF THE DECLINE OF THE MIXED PROGRESSIVE
3.1 Further Reflection upon Jespersens "Amalgamation" Hypothesis
3.2 Parallelism between Verbal Gerund and PE Progressive Form
3.3 Disappearance of the Mixed Progressive
3.4 Summary
CHAPTER 4 AN ANALYSIS OF OTHER NOMINAL GERUND / PRESENT PARTICIPLE CONSTRUCTIONS
4.1 Nominal Gerund in Participle Construction
4.2 Nominal Gerund in Manner Participle Construction
4.3 Nominal Gerund Following Perception Verbs
4.4 Summary
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER PERSPECTIVES
NOTES
REFERENCES
APPENDIX