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Many scholars suggest that […] the increase in the use of the to-infinitive in Middle English took place at the expense of the bare infinitive (i.e. an infinitive without the marker to). […] due to the loss of verbal inflections, it became difficult to distinguish the infinitival form from other verbal forms. As a result […] to began to function as a mere marker of the infinitive, losing its original ‘purposive’ sense […]
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Many
scholars
suggest
that
[…]
the
increase
in
the
use
of
the
to-infinitive
in
Middle
English
took
place
at
the
expense
of
the
bare
infinitive
(i.e.
an
infinitive
without
the
marker
to).
[…]
due
to
the
loss
of
verbal
inflections,
it
became
difficult
to
distinguish
the
infinitival
form
from
other
verbal
forms.
As
a
result
[…]
to
began
to
function
as
a
mere
marker
of
the
infinitive,
losing
its
original
‘purposive’
sense
[…]
