Syntactic Change in Late Modern English - Studies on Colloquialization and Densification

This book provides a fresh perspective on language change in Late Modern English, and is illustrated with corpus-linguistic case studies.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Socio-Cultural and Linguistic Change in Late Modern English; 3. Aspects of Language Change; 4. Methodological Framework; 5. Colloquialization I: Not-Contraction; 6. Colloquialization II: Co-Ordination by and; 7. Densification I: Nouns as Premodifiers in Noun Phrases; 8. Densification II: Participle Clauses as Postmodifiers in Noun Phrases; 9. Concluding Discussion; Appendix; References; Index.

About the author

Erik Smitterberg is Senior Lecturer in English Linguistics in the Department of English at Uppsala University. Recent publications include Late Modern English (co-edited, 2020).

Summary

Resolving the stability paradox of Late Modern English, this book gives a new framework for language change, which includes corpus linguistics methodology. The framework is applicable to any language making the book essential reading for academic researchers and advanced students in historical linguistics, corpus linguistics, and sociolinguistics.

Product details

• Authors: Erik Smitterberg, Erik (Uppsala Universitet Smitterberg, Smitterberg Erik
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2024
• EAN: 9781108463973
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46397-3
• No. of pages: 314
• Series: Studies in English Language
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Linguistics, English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Language: history & general works, Historical & comparative linguistics, Language: history and general works, C 1700 To C 1800, Other Languages, Historical and comparative linguistics