Gergel, Remus2023-05-232023-05-232008-04-232008-04-23https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/44663The paper argues that, based on insight gained from the syntax of earlier English, comparative inversion (CI) reveals itself as a far simpler process than what is standardly assumed. Starting from the insight of a suggestion made by Haeberli (2002) and adapting it to comparatives, the major syntactic diachronic developments of CI are explored.Presentation