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People didn't used to speak like that: on the reanalysis of used to in English

Is used sometimes an adverb?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2015

Robert Cirillo
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Extract

English control verbs take infinitival complements that include the particle to:

  1. (1)

    1. a. She tried to read one book each week.

    2. b. She promised to read one book each week.

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , June 2015 , pp. 11 - 20
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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