Laurel J. Brinton (Vancouver University of British Columbia)

Pragmatics in the History of English

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 151mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9781009322874
• ISBN-10: 1009322877
• Artikelnr.: 67864794

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.