Pragmatics in the History of English

"This book is a state-of-the-art overview of English historical pragmatics, covering a range of topics, including pragmatic markers, speech representation, address terms, speech acts, politeness, and registers, genres and style. It is essential reading for both students and scholars of English linguistics and historical linguistics"--

List of contents

List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1. The Field of Historical Pragmatics; 2. Historical Pragmatics: Scope, Methods, Challenges; 3. Pragmatic Markers; 4. Speech Representation; 5. Politeness; 6. Speech Acts; 7. Address Terms; 8. Discourse: Register, Genre, and Style; 9. Concluding Remarks; List of References; Index.

About the author

Laurel Brinton is Professor of English Language at the University of British Columbia. Recent publications include English Historical Linguistics (2017) and The Evolution of Pragmatic Markers in English (2017). She serves as co-editor of English Language and Linguistics.

Product details

• Authors: Laurel J. Brinton, Laurel J. (University of British Columbia Brinton, Brinton Laurel J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.10.2023
• EAN: 9781009322928
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0932292-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Historical & comparative linguistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Historical and comparative linguistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc