Table of contents
Preface
Uncovering layers of meaning in the history of the English language
Part I. Graphemics and phonology
Layers of reading in the Old English Bede: The case of Oxford Corpus Christi College 279B
Unlikely-looking Old English verb forms
On the importance of noting uncertainty in etymological research: Some implications of a re-examination of the etymology of road
Part II. Lexicology and semantics
“A Wiltshire word, according to Kennett”: The contribution of MS Lansd. 1033 to Halliwell’s Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words (1847)
Enforcing or effacing useful distinctions? Imply vs. infer
The role of context in the meaning specification of cant and slang words in eighteenth-century English
Part III. Syntax
Exploring part-of-speech profiles and authorship attribution in Early Modern medical texts
The positioning of adverbial clauses in the Paston letters
Part IV. Genres
Complexity and genre conventions: Text structure and coordination in Early Modern English proclamations
Formulaic discourse across Early Modern English medical genres: Investigating shared lexical bundles
“Treasure of pore men”, “countrymans friend” or “gentlewomans companion”? On the use of interpersonal strategies in the titles of Early Modern English medical texts
“I saw ye Child burning in ye fire”: Evidentiality in Early Modern English witness depositions
Name index
Subject index
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