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Author : Mats Rydén
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : English language
ISBN : UOM:39015004114925
Author : David Denison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317887690
This study brings together many of the resources needed for the exploration of English historical syntax and deals with many of the important changes in English sentence structure from Old English to present. It also features a survey of published research from both classical and modern linguistic traditions, as well as new research by the author. Provides guidance on methodology, important reference materials, and the general history of the English language.
Author : Jeremy Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134787326
Through his analysis of selected major developments in the history of English, Jeremy Smith argues that the history of the language can only be understood from a dynamic perspective. He proposes that internal linguistic mechanisms for language change cannot be meaningfully explained in isolation or without reference to external linguistic factors. Smith provides the reader with an accessible synthesis of recent developments in English historical linguistics. His book: Looks at the theory and methodology of linguistic historiography . Considers the major changes in writing systems, pronunciation and grammar. Provides examples of these changes, such as the standardisation of spellings and accent and the origins of the Great Vowel Shift Focuses on the origins of two non-standard varieties; eighteenth century Scots and twentieth century British Black English.This book makes fascinating reading for students of English Historical linguistics, and is an original, important and above all, lively contribution to the field.
Author : Olga Fischer,Hendrik De Smet,Wim van der Wurff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521768580
An accessible, up-to-date account of the major changes in English syntax since its beginnings up to the present day.
Author : H. Cuyckens,Hendrik De Smet,Liesbet Heyvaert,Charlotte Maekelberghe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : English language
ISBN : 9027201021
"The papers in this volume cover a wide range of interrelated syntactic phenomena, from the history of core arguments, to complements and non-finite clauses, elements in the clause periphery, as well as elements with potential scope over complete sentences and even larger discourse chunks. In one way or another, however, they all testify to an increasing awareness that even some of the most central phenomena of syntax - and the way they develop over time - are best understood by taking into account their communicative functions and the way they are processed and represented by speakers' cognitive apparatus. In doing so, they show that historical syntax, and historical linguistics in general, is witnessing a convergence between formerly distinct linguistic frameworks and traditions. With this fusion of traditions, the trend is undeniably towards a richer and more broadly informed understanding of syntactic change and the history of English. This volume will be of great interest to scholars of (English) historical syntax and historical linguistic within the cognitive-linguistic as well as the generative tradition"--
Author : Lyle Campbell
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780748675593
This accessible, hands-on introduction to historical linguistics - the study of language change - does not just talk about topics. With abundant examples and exercises, it helps students learn for themselves how to do historical linguistics.Distinctive to the book is its integration of the standard traditional topics with others now considered vital to historical linguistics: explanation of 'why' languages change; sociolinguistic aspects of linguistic change; syntactic change and grammaticalization; distant genetic relationships (how to show that languages are related); areal linguistics; and linguistic prehistory. Examples come from a wide range of languages. Those from the history of more familiar languages such as English, French, German and Spanish make the concepts they illustrate more accessible, while others from numerous non-Indo-European languages help to demonstrate the depth and richness of the concepts and methods they illustrate.With its lucid and engaging style, expert guidance and comprehensive coverage, this book is not only an invaluable textbook for students coming to the subject for the first time, but also an entertaining and engaging read for specialists in the field.Key Features"e; Practical hands-on approach including numerous student exercises"e; Wide range of languages and examples"e; Accessible writing style aimed at students"e; Comprehensive and insightful coverage of essential topicsKey Wordshistorical linguistics, syntactic change, grammaticalization, language change
Author : Ans van Kemenade,Bettelou Los
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781405187862
The Handbook of the History of English is a collection of articles written by leading specialists in the field that focus on the theoretical issues behind the facts of the changing English language. organizes the theoretical issues behind the facts of the changing English language innovatively and applies recent insights to old problems surveys the history of English from the perspective of structural developments in areas such as phonology, prosody, morphology, syntax, semantics, language variation, and dialectology offers readers a comprehensive overview of the various theoretical perspectives available to the study of the history of English and sets new objectives for further research
Author : Matti Rissanen,Ossi Ihalainen,Terttu Nevalainen,Irma Taavitsainen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 813 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110877007
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.
Author : Dieter Kastovsky
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110863314
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies, which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics. For further publications in English linguistics see also our Dialects of English book series. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.
Author : Keith Brown,James Edward Miller
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0415084210
First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Bettelou Los
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780748694563
This book discusses a number of approaches to charting the major developments in the syntax of English, addressing key issues of interpretation and focus for the benefit of students of the topic.
Author : Carlotta Viti
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027268938
This volume discusses topics of historical syntax from different theoretical perspectives, ranging from Indo-European studies to generative grammar, functionalism, and typology. It examines mechanisms of syntactic change such as reanalysis, analogy, grammaticalization, independent drift, and language contact, as well as procedures of syntactic reconstruction. More than one factor is considered to explain a syntactic phenomenon, since it is maintained that an accurate account of multiple causations, of both structural and social nature, is to be preferred to considerations of economy. Special attention is given to the relationship between principles of syntactic theory and a search for data reliability through the methods of corpus linguistics. Data are drawn from a variety of languages, including Hittite, Vedic, Ancient Greek, Latin, Romance, Germanic, Baltic, Slavic, Austroasiatic, Gulf of Guinea creoles. The book may be therefore of interest for specialists of these languages in addition to scholars and advanced students of syntax and historical linguistics.
Author : Leon Kellner
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0331581612
Excerpt from Historical Outlines of English Syntax I gratefully acknowledge my obligations to several eminent English scholars for repeated advice and valuable suggestions. Of these, Dr. F urnivall has the greatest claim on my gratitude. It was he who suggested to me the idea of working into their present English shape the materials which he knew I had been collecting for years, and it is through his help and untiring kindness that I have been able to overcome the many difficulties which naturally stood in my way. The quotations in my book will show what it owes to the Early English Text Society, a Society which has at last made possible a real study of the history of English, a Society which has earned the right to ten times the support it gets from English-speaking folk. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Anneli Meurman-Solin,Maria Jose Lopez-Couso,Bettelou Los
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199860210
The unifying topic of this volume is the role of information structure, broadly conceived, as it interacts with the other levels of linguistic description, syntax, morphology, prosody, semantics and pragmatics.
Author : Frederik Theodor Visser
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX