1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990000807520203316

Titolo

The human dimension of the Helsinki process : the Vienna follow-up meeting and its aftermath / edited by A. Bloed and P. Van Dijk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : Nijhoff, c1991

ISBN

0-7923-1337-2

Descrizione fisica

XVI, 334 p. ; 25 cm

Collana

International studies in human rights ; 20

Disciplina

341.481

Soggetti

Diritti dell'uomo - Saggi

Collocazione

XXIII.1.H. 120 (IG VIII 11 519)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910223701303321

Titolo

Leveraged finance news

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : SourceMedia

Disciplina

332.63

Soggetti

Investments - United States

Financial leverage - United States

Financial leverage

Investments

Periodicals.

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790426303321

Autore

Williams Graham T

Titolo

Women's epistolary utterance : a study of the letters of Joan and Maria Thynne, 1575-1611 / / Graham T. Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

90-272-7139-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Collana

Pragmatics & beyond new series (P&BNS), , 0922-842X ; ; volume 233

Disciplina

826/.4099287

Soggetti

English letters - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

English letters - Women authors

Letter writing - England - History - 16th century

Women and literature - England - History - 16th century

Letters in literature

England Social life and customs 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Thesis (doctoral)--University of Glasgow, 2009.

Published under the title "Pragmatic readings of the letters of Joan and Maria Thynne, 1575-1611 : with diplomatic transcriptions of their correspondence" in 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Women's Epistolary Utterance; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Introduction; 1.1 Research objectives; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Research objectives; 1.2 Previous research; 1.2 Previous research; 1.3 Why the Thynne letters?; 1.3 Why the Thynne letters?; 1.4 Theory and methodology: Historical utterance in writing; 1.4 Theory and methodology: Historical utterance in writing; 1.5 Overview of analyses; 1.5 Overview of analyses; Chapter 2; The familial backdrop; Short biographies of the Thynne women; 2.1Joan (bap. 1558, d. 1612)

2. The familial backdrop: Short biographies of the Thynne women 2.1 Joan (bap. 1558, d. 1612); 2.2 Maria (c.1578-1611); 2.2 Maria (c.1578-1611); Chapter 3; 'Mouths have become hands'; Holograph vs. scribal utterance; 3. 'Mouths have become hands': Holograph vs. scribal utterance; 3.1 Macro-context: The holograph/scribal distinction; 3.1



Macro-context: The holograph/scribal distinction; 3.2 Micro-context: Using scribes; 3.2 Micro-context: Using scribes; 3.3 Analysis I: Handwriting; 3.3 Analysis I: Handwriting; 3.4 Analysis II: Spatial organization of the page

3.4 Analysis II: Spatial organization of the page 3.5 Analysis III: Orthographies and abbreviation; 3.5 Analysis III: Orthographies and abbreviation; 3.6 Analysis IV: Scribes and language; 3.6.1 Scribal practice(s); 3.6 Analysis IV: Scribes and language; 3.6.1 Scribal practice(s); 3.6.2 Scribal variation in Joan Thynne's letters; 3.6.2 Scribal variation in Joan Thynne's letters; 3.7 Conclusion; 3.7 Conclusion; Chapter 4; Ruling epistolary prose; Punctuation and textual-utterance markers; 4. Ruling epistolary prose: Punctuation and textual-utterance markers; 4.1Textual utterances

4.1 Textual utterances 4.2 Historical background to epistolary prose structure; 4.2 Historical background to epistolary prose structure; 4.3 Punctuation; 4.3 Punctuation; 4.3.1 Punctuation in Joan's holograph letters; 4.3.1 Punctuation in Joan's holograph letters; 4.3.2 Punctuation in Joan's scribal letters; 4.3.2 Punctuation in Joan's scribal letters; 4.3.3 Punctuation in Maria's letters; 4.3.3 Punctuation in Maria's letters; 4.4 Lexical utterance markers; 4.4.1 Connectives; 4.4 Lexical utterance markers; 4.4.1 Connectives; 4.4.2 Adverbial and subordinating connectors

4.4.2 Adverbial and subordinating connectors 4.4.3 Discourse markers and interjections; 4.4.3 Discourse markers and interjections; 4.5 Present participles; 4.5 Present participles; 4.6 Openings and closings; 4.6 Openings and closings; 4.7 Conclusion; 4.7 Conclusion; Chapter 5; Everyday magic verbs; Performative utterances; 5.1 Performatives: Description and significance; 5. Everyday magic verbs: Performative utterances; 5.1 Performatives: Description and significance; 5.2 Commissive performatives; 5.2 Commissive performatives; 5.3 Representative performatives; 5.3 Representative performatives

5.4 Expressive performatives

Sommario/riassunto

Located at the intersection of historical pragmatics, letters and manuscript studies, this book offers a multi-dimensional analysis of the letters of Joan and Maria Thynne, 1575-1611. It investigates multiple ways in which socio-culturally and socio-familially contextualized reading of particular collections may increase our understanding of early modern letters as a particular type of handwritten communicative activity. The book also adds to our understanding of these women as individual users of English in their historical moment, especially in terms of literacy and their engagement with