English Historical Linguistics - Approaches and Perspectives

Klappentext Uniquely organized in terms of theoretical approaches! this is an advanced textbook on the study of English historical linguistics. Zusammenfassung Written by an international team of leading scholars! this engaging textbook on English historical linguistics is uniquely organized in terms of theoretical approaches and perspectives. Including a range of supportive features! this is an essential resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of the history of English linguistics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The study of English historical linguistics Laurel J. Brinton; 2. The scope of English historical linguistics Raymond Hickey; 3. Generative approaches Cynthia L. Allen; 4. Psycholinguistic perspectives Martin Hilpert; 5. Corpus-based approaches Marianne Hundt and Anne-Christine Gardner; 6. Approaches to grammaticalization and lexicalization Lieselotte Brems and Sebastian Hoffman; 7. Inferential-based approaches María José López-Couso; 8. Discourse-based approaches Claudia Claridge; 9. Sociohistorical approaches Peter J. Grund; 10. Historical pragmatic approaches Laurel J. Brinton; 11. Perspectives on standardization Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade; 12. Perspectives on geographical variation Merja Stenroos; 13. Perspectives on language contact Edgar W. Schneider.

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• Authors: Laurel J Brinton, Laurel J. Brinton, Laurel J. (University of British Columbia Brinton
• Assisted by: Laurel J. Brinton (Editor), Laurel J. (University of British Columbia Brinton (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781107534216
• ISBN: 978-1-107-53421-6
• No. of pages: 430
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies