Advances in English Historical Linguistics

by Jacek Fisiak (Editor), Marcin Krygier (Editor)

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ISBN-13:	9783110161519
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	10/19/1998
Series:	Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , #112
Edition description:	Reprint 2010
Pages:	498
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Comprising a selection of papers presented at the Ninth International Conference on English Historical Linguistics held in Poznan in August 1996, this volume contains 28 contributions addressing a range of topics, but with an emphasis on morphological and syntactical studies on word-formation, modality and negation, and clause structure in the history of the English language. A more theoretically-oriented strain is represented by contributions treating grammaticalization or lexical diffusion in language change. There are also contributions addressing the historiography of historical linguistics including discussion of past grammarians such as Buchanan or Huish, as well as phonological studies and discussion of the development of Early Modern English. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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