Words, texts and genres [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Hans Sauer, Gaby Waxenberger ; with the assistance of Veronika Traidl

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 425
• Soggetto topico: English language - Grammar, Historical; English language - History
• Altri autori: SauerHans WaxenbergerGaby TraidlVeronika
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Etymology -- pt. 2. Semantic fields -- pt. 3. Word-formation -- pt. 4. Textlinguistics, text types, politeness.
• Sommario/riassunto: The fifteen papers selected for Volume II of English Historical Linguistics 2008 have a different emphasis than those in Volume I (CILT 314, Lenker et al. 2010). Nine concentrate on the development of the English vocabulary and six on historical text linguistics, including the development of text-types and of politeness strategies. Of those in the former group, three have their emphasis on etymology, three on semantic fields, and three on word-formation, although some cover more than one of these areas. The topics include: the treatment of etymological problems in the OED; deverb
• Titolo autorizzato: Words, texts and genres
• ISBN: 1-283-52153-9; 9786613833983; 90-272-7357-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826083003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. : Series IV, . -Current issues in linguistic theory ; ; v. 324.