LEADER 03961nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910828709403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-18798-8 010 $a9786612187988 010 $a3-11-021602-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110216028 035 $a(CKB)1000000000789827 035 $a(EBL)453815 035 $a(OCoLC)787842314 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000398689 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11292747 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000398689 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10374958 035 $a(PQKB)11316591 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC453815 035 $a(DE-B1597)36130 035 $a(OCoLC)1029826412 035 $a(OCoLC)646812006 035 $a(OCoLC)703215910 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110216028 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL453815 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10314496 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL218798 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000789827 100 $a20081121d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe reign of truth and faith $eepistemic expressions in 16th and 17th century English /$fby Helen Bromhead 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerlin ;$aNew York $cMouton de Gruyter$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (330 p.) 225 1 $aTopics in English linguistics ;$v62 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-020559-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [296]-310) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- NSM and historical semantics -- Verily -- Surely -- Forsooth -- By my troth, in truth -- By my faith, in faith -- Methinks, I think -- I wot -- I ween -- I suppose -- I trow. 330 $aThis is a ground-breaking study in the historical semantics and pragmatics of English in the 16th and 17th centuries. It examines the meaning, use and cultural underpinnings of confident- and certain-sounding epistemic expressions, such as forsooth, by my troth and in faith, and first person epistemic phrases, such as I suppose, I ween and I think. The work supports the hypothesis that the British Enlightenment and its attendant empiricism brought about a profound epistemic shift in the 'ways of thinking' and 'ways of speaking' in the English speaking world. In contrast to the modern ethos of empiricism and doubt, the 16th and 17th centuries were dominated by an ethos of truth and faith, which manifests itself in (among other ways) the meanings and usages of epistemic expressions for certainty and confidence. The study is firmly based on evidence from texts and collocations in the writings of the day. The study is conducted using the framework of the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM), an approach to semantic explanation developed by Cliff Goddard, Anna Wierzbicka and collaborators. This book can introduce this approach to readers who are unfamiliar with it, as well as show how it can open new horizons in historical semantics. The primary audience for this book is scholars and graduate students in the fields of linguistics and English studies, especially those interested in historical semantics, pragmatics and discourse studies. Because of the strongly cultural focus of the book and its drawing on non-linguistic literature, it will be of interest to scholars and graduate students in the fields of cultural history and the history of ideas, as well as in English studies in a broader sense. 410 0$aTopics in English linguistics ;$v62. 606 $aEnglish language$xInterjections 606 $aEnglish language$xDiscourse analysis 615 0$aEnglish language$xInterjections. 615 0$aEnglish language$xDiscourse analysis. 676 $a425.7 700 $aBromhead$b Helen$f1981-$01624578 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828709403321 996 $aThe reign of truth and faith$93959643 997 $aUNINA