A diachronic account of left-dislocated strings after late Middle English

What is it about?

It is about the diachronic development of strings that include both a left-dislocated constituent and a coreferring resumptive in the subsequent clause, thus resembling the reportedly speech-like and informal contemporary Left Dislocation construction (London, I love it).

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Why is it important?

The purpose is to arrive at a clearer and broader picture of (i) the observed general decline of left-dislocated strings, (ii) the factors determining their structural complexity, and (iii) their role as markers of orality in speech-related texts.