THE ENGLISH MODAL VERBS:
A CASE STUDY IN HISTORICAL SYNTAX

AN HONORS THESIS

SUBMITTED ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY, 1997

TO THE LINGUISTICS PROGRAM

NEWCOMB COLLEGE

TULANE UNIVERSITY

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS

FOR THE DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF ARTS

WITH HONORS IN LINGUISTICS

BY




Aimee Ashbaugh


APPROVED:


Judith Maxwell
Director of Thesis



Harry Howard
Second Reader



George Cummins
Third Reader