Marta Sylwanowicz
List of John Benjamins publications for which Marta Sylwanowicz plays a role.
Article
2013. “Treasure of pore men”, “countrymans friend” or “gentlewomans companion”? On the use of interpersonal strategies in the titles of Early Modern English medical texts. Meaning in the History of English: Words and texts in context, Jucker, Andreas H., Daniela Landert, Annina Seiler and Nicole Studer-Joho (eds.), pp. 301–318
The aim of the article is to investigate whether the Early Modern English (EModE) medical writers were aware of the role of titles in informing the reader about the content of the texts. The analysis attempts also to find out what strategies were employed to adapt the texts to the intended audience. read more | Article