English historical linguistics 2008 : selected papers from the fifteenth international conference on English historical linguistics (ICEHL 15), Munich, 24 - 30 August 2008. 1. The history of English verbal and nominal constructions
Title | English historical linguistics 2008 : selected papers from the fifteenth international conference on English historical linguistics (ICEHL 15), Munich, 24 - 30 August 2008. 1. The history of English verbal and nominal constructions PDF eBook |
Author | Ursula Lenker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN | 9789027248329 |
The fourteen studies selected for this volume - all of them peer-reviewed versions of papers presented at the 15th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics 2008 (23-30 August) at the University of Munich - investigate syntactic variation and change in the history of English from two perspectives that are crucial to explaining language change, namely the analysis of usage patterns and the social motivations of language change. Documenting the way syntactic elements have changed their combinatory preferences in fine-grained corpus studies renders the opportunity to catch langua
English Historical Linguistics 2008: The history of English verbal and nominal constructions
Title | English Historical Linguistics 2008: The history of English verbal and nominal constructions PDF eBook |
Author | Ursula Lenker |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 902724832X |
The fourteen studies selected for this volume all of them peer-reviewed versions of papers presented at the 15th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics 2008 (23 30 August) at the University of Munich investigate syntactic variation and change in the history of English from two perspectives that are crucial to explaining language change, namely the analysis of usage patterns and the social motivations of language change. Documenting the way syntactic elements have changed their combinatory preferences in fine-grained corpus studies renders the opportunity to catch language change "in actu." A majority of studies in this book investigate syntactic change in the history of English from this viewpoint using a corpus-based approach, focusing on verbal constructions, modality and developments in the English noun phrase.The book is of primary interest to linguists interested in current research in the history of English syntax. Its empirical richness is an excellent source for teaching English Historical Syntax.Volume II to be announced soon."
English Historical Linguistics 2008
Title | English Historical Linguistics 2008 PDF eBook |
Author | Hans Sauer |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2012-08-09 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 902727357X |
The fifteen papers selected for Volume II of English Historical Linguistics 2008 have a different emphasis than those in Volume I (CILT 314, Lenker et al. 2010). Nine concentrate on the development of the English vocabulary and six on historical text linguistics, including the development of text-types and of politeness strategies. Of those in the former group, three have their emphasis on etymology, three on semantic fields, and three on word-formation, although some cover more than one of these areas. The topics include: the treatment of etymological problems in the OED; deverbal derivations formed from native verbs and from loan-verbs; the role of metaphor and metonymy in the evolution of word-fields. The field of historical text linguistics is introduced by a general survey, which is followed by more specific studies focussing on 15th-century legal and administrative texts from Scotland, on early 15th-century women’s mystical writings, on medical recipes from the 16th to the 18th centuries and on pauper letters from 18th-century Essex. The book should appeal to scholars interested in English etymology, the history of semantic fields and of word-formation, as well as in historical text linguistics, politeness strategies and standardization. It provides not only theoretical considerations but also a wealth of case studies.
English Historical Linguistics, 2008
Title | English Historical Linguistics, 2008 PDF eBook |
Author | Ursula Lenker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN | 9789027248329 |
English Historical Linguistics 2008
Title | English Historical Linguistics 2008 PDF eBook |
Author | Ursula Lenker |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2010-10-28 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027287791 |
The fourteen studies selected for this volume – all of them peer-reviewed versions of papers presented at the 15th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics 2008 (23–30 August) at the University of Munich – investigate syntactic variation and change in the history of English from two perspectives that are crucial to explaining language change, namely the analysis of usage patterns and the social motivations of language change. Documenting the way syntactic elements have changed their combinatory preferences in fine-grained corpus studies renders the opportunity to catch language change in actu. A majority of studies in this book investigate syntactic change in the history of English from this viewpoint using a corpus-based approach, focusing on verbal constructions, modality and developments in the English noun phrase. The book is of primary interest to linguists interested in current research in the history of English syntax. Its empirical richness is an excellent source for teaching English Historical Syntax. Volume II to be announced soon.
A history of English
Title | A history of English PDF eBook |
Author | Míša Hejná |
Publisher | Language Science Press |
Pages | 461 |
Release | 2022-06-25 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3961103461 |
Where does today’s English language come from? This book takes its readers on a journey back in time, from present-day varieties to the Old English of Beowulf and beyond. Written for students with little or no background in linguistics, and reflecting the latest scholarship, it showcases the variation and change present throughout the history of English, and includes numerous exercises and sample texts for every period. The reverse-chronological approach taken by this book sets it apart from all existing textbooks of the last fifty years. Innovative features also include its focus on variation, multilingualism and language contact, its use of texts from outside the literary canon, and its inclusion of case studies from syntax, sociophonetics and historical pragmatics.
The Verb Phrase in English
Title | The Verb Phrase in English PDF eBook |
Author | Bas Aarts |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 475 |
Release | 2013-02-14 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1107016355 |
This volume features new and groundbreaking research on recent changes in the English verb phrase.