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Arnovick examines the evolution of the English verbal system in a period of significant transformation by tracing the development in Old and Middle English of "will" and "shall" future constructions. Through pragmatic analysis of speech acts, she demonstrates how speakers employed both modal and temporal auxiliaries to communicate attitudes about the future. Arnovick finds historic precedent as well as intrinsic rationale for the received rules about "will" and "shall."