LEADER 04461nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910782192103321 005 20230617010524.0 010 $a1-282-19374-0 010 $a9786612193743 010 $a3-11-019716-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110197167 035 $a(CKB)1000000000520534 035 $a(EBL)325657 035 $a(OCoLC)191935487 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000257547 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11240295 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000257547 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10253639 035 $a(PQKB)10765384 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC325657 035 $a(DE-B1597)32186 035 $a(OCoLC)979761460 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110197167 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL325657 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10194865 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL219374 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000520534 100 $a20040106d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aText types and the history of English$b[electronic resource] /$fby Manfred Go?rlach 205 $aReprint 2013 210 $aBerlin ;$aNew York $cMouton de Gruyter$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (352 p.) 225 1 $aTrends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ;$v139 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-017372-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [309]-321) and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$t1. Preface --$t2. A history of text types: A componential analysis --$t3. Text types and the linguistic history of modern English --$t4. Text types and language history: The cooking recipe --$t5. A linguistic history of advertising --$t6. The church hymn --$t7. Lexical entries --$t8. Linguistic aspects of jokes --$t9. Text types and the history of Scots --$t10. Text types and Indian English --$t11. Facsimiles --$tBack matter 330 $aThe history of modern European languages has been largely determined by the range of functions they have acquired, particularly after 1500. This development necessitated a notable expansion of their syntax and lexis, but is most characteristically reflected in the conventionalization of text types. Starting from the German concept of Textsorte as developed from the 1960's onwards, the present account is a first comprehensive attempt at charting the field for the history and present-day situation of the English language. In text types, a designation is linked with a more or less stable form which guides the writer's production as well as the reader's expectation, permitting one to recognize straightforward uses as well as deliberate misuses. Some two thousand of such designations are here listed with minimal definitions and dates for first occurrences. The discussion then concentrates on selected types, which are seen as especially illustrative for English: book dedications, cooking recipes, advertisements, church hymns, lexical entries, and jokes. Their functions and development over time are treated in correlation with their specific linguistic characteristics and adaptations to different period styles and social changes in the readership. The functional range of text types in traditions outside England and the consequences of the export of English categories are exemplified by the history of Scots/Scottish English and of English in India. The arguments are accompanied by a lavish supply of textual excerpts and more than fifty pages of facsimiles, which are especially relevant for insights derived from typographical features. A full bibliography and indices are provided at the end. The book will prove useful for decisions on the constitution of representative text corpora and stimulate research into a greater number of individual text types as well as contrastive analyses at least among European languages. 410 0$aTrends in linguistics.$pStudies and monographs ;$v139. 606 $aEnglish language$xHistory 606 $aEnglish language$xVariation 606 $aLiterary form$xHistory 615 0$aEnglish language$xHistory. 615 0$aEnglish language$xVariation. 615 0$aLiterary form$xHistory. 676 $a420/.9 700 $aGo?rlach$b Manfred$0403284 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782192103321 996 $aText types and the history of english$9543739 997 $aUNINA