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This study is an attempt to bridge the gap between the formalism and theoretical constructs introduced by generative grammar, whose ultimate goal is to provide not only a description but also an explanation to linguistic phenomena, and historical linguistics, which studies the evolution of language over time. This main objective is met by providing a formal account of the changes that hwaeoer 'whether' undergoes throughout the Old English period. A classification of its diverse functions was possible through the identification and analysis of all instances found in the diachronic part of the...