Meaning in the History of English
Words and texts in context
Editors
| University of Zurich
| University of Zurich
| University of Zurich
| University of Zurich
Uncovering the meaning of individual words or entire texts is a complex process that needs to take into consideration the multiple interactions of linguistic organization including orthography, morphology, syntax and, ultimately, pragmatics. The papers in this volume pay close attention to these interactions and assess both the details of the texts and entire texts within their relevant contexts. All the papers deal with data from the history of English, and they cover a wide range from Old English manuscripts to Early Modern English letters and medical texts to Late Modern English cant vocabulary.
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 148] 2013. vii, 348 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
Preface
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vii–viii
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1–16
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Part I. Graphemics and phonology
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19–38
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39–60
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63–80
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Part II. Lexicology and semantics
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81–98
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99–128
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129–154
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Part III. Syntax
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157–184
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185–210
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211–230
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Part IV. Genres
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233–256
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257–300
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301–318
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319–342
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Name index
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343–344
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Subject index
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345–348
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“There is much excellent scholarship, and intriguing directions for English historical linguistics are opened up by papers spanning different linguistic domains, such as parts of speech for author identification, or semantic change and prescriptivism.”
David Denison, University of Manchester
“This volume opens new vistas for various aspects of the historical study of English. It is significant that the textual evidence for most of the articles is derived from historical corpora. Meaning in the History of English offers extremely useful and inspiring reading both to senior scholars and to young researchers at the beginning of their scholarly career.”
Matti Rissanen, University of Helsinki, in Journal of Historical Pragmatics 16(2): 304-309
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Subjects
BIC Subject: CF/2AB – Linguistics/English
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General