The verb 'fear' in the history of English

The verb 'fear' has undergone many changes throughout the history of the English language, affecting its argument structure, complementation patterns, negation, frequency and parenthetical use. This video records 6 academic posters presentations dealing with these developments in the form of original research conducted on an MA level. We hope it will help preserve a fond memory of the event and be of interest to other viewers. Enjoy :) If you want to learn more, a good starting point is the following paper: Iyeiri, Yoko (2009). 'I fear: The Historical Development of the Verb fear and its Changing Patterns of Complementation.' Studies in Modern English 25, 19-39. Contents: 1. Introduction (Richard Zimmermann) [00:00] 2. Impersonal to personal 'fear' (Michael Green) [02:28] 3. From '(a)feared' to 'afraid' (Xinyi Liang) [06:41] 4. Polarity and complementation of 'fear' (Linzi Liu) [11:26] 5. Individuals and 'do'-support with 'fear' (Yuchen Ma) [17:01] 6. Frequency and complementiser drop of 'fear' (Konstantinos Pavlakoudis) [21:44] 7. Decline in the parenthetical use of 'fear' (Varshini Desikan) [27:07]