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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825725703321

Titolo

Syntax and morphology [[electronic resource] ] : selected papers from 12 ICEHL, Glasgow, 21-26 August 2002 . Volume 1 / / edited by Christian J. Kay, Simon Horobin, Jeremy Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c2004

ISBN

1-282-16041-9

9786612160417

90-272-9543-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science, Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 251

New perspectives on English historical linguistics ; ; v.1

Altri autori (Persone)

HorobinSimon

KayChristian

SmithJ. J (Jeremy J.)

Disciplina

427

Soggetti

English language - Grammar, Historical

English language - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

NEW PERSPECTIVES ON ENGLISH HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS I -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Verbal -s reconsidered -- References -- Do grammars change when they leak? -- References -- Grammar change versus language change -- References -- Indefinite Pronominal Anaphora in English correspondence between 1500 and 1800 -- References -- From resultative predicate to event-modifier -- References -- Text editions -- Family values -- References -- From inventory to typology in English historical dialectology -- References -- Consumers of correctness -- References -- Accounting for vernacular features in a Scottish dialect -- References -- On MV/VM order in Beowulf -- References -- DARE and NEED in British and American present-day English -- References -- What drove DO? -- References -- The have-'perfect' in Old English -- References -- Subject index -- The Current Issues in Linguistic Theory  series.



Sommario/riassunto

This is the first of two volumes of papers selected from those given at the 12th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics. The second is New Perspectives on English Historical Linguistics (2): Lexis and Transmission. Together the volumes provide an overview of many of the issues that are currently engaging practitioners in the field. In this volume, the primary concern is with the historical grammar of English. Some papers take a broad overview of the subject, positioning it within current advances in linguistic theory, while others deal with specific points of syntax and morphology in a historical context. There is a recurrent emphasis on data collection and analysis, with a chronological range from Old to Present Day English, and a geographical spread from Scotland to Newfoundland. Contributions from scholars around the world remind us that not only English itself but the history of English is now an international possession.