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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819025503321

Titolo

The history of English . Volume 4 Early modern English / / edited by Alexander Bergs and Laurel J. Brinton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

3-11-052291-8

3-11-052506-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

The History of English ; ; Volume 4

Disciplina

306.440942

Soggetti

English language - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History

English language - Early modern, 1500-1700 - Grammar

English language - History

Historical linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Early Modern English: Overview -- Chapter 3: Phonology -- Chapter 4: Morphology -- Chapter 5: Syntax -- Chapter 6: Lexicon and semantics -- Chapter 7: Pragmatics and discourse -- Chapter 8: Dialects -- Chapter 9: Language contact -- Chapter 10: Standardization -- Chapter 11: Sociolinguistics -- Chapter 12: Pronouns -- Chapter 13: Periphrastic DO -- Chapter 14: The Great Vowel Shift -- Chapter 15: Relativization -- Chapter 16: Literary language -- Chapter 17: The language of Shakespeare -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides a comprehensive account of Early Modern English, organized by linguistic level. In seventeen individual chapters, written by recognized experts in the field, this volume not only presents detailed outlines of the traditional language levels, such as phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. It also explores key questions and debates, such as do-periphrasis, the Great Vowel Shift, pronouns and relativization, literary language (including



the language of Shakespeare), and sociolinguistics, including contact and standardization.

This volume provides a comprehensive account of Early Modern English, organized by linguistic level. The volume not only presents detailed outlines of the traditional language levels, it also explores key questions and debates, such as do-periphrasis, the Great Vowel Shift, pronouns and relativization, literary language (including the language of Shakespeare), and sociolinguistics, including contact and standardization.