Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Types of Language Analysed -- Chapter 3. The Ten Constructions Encountered -- Chapter 4. The Use and Non-use of the Auxiliary Do -- Chapter 5. The Auxiliary Do in Informative Prose -- Chapter 6. The Auxiliary Do in Epistolary Prose -- Chapter 7. The Auxiliary Do in the Language of Direct Speech -- Chapter 8. A Stylistic Comparison between the Three Types of Language Analysed -- Chapter 9. The Grammarians' Descriptions of the Auxiliary Do -- Chapter 10. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Primary Sources -- Appendix 2. Grammars and Other Works on the English Language -- Bibliography -- Index of Namesweiterlesen