Pragmatics in the History of English

Laurel J. Brinton

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Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: September 2023
Print publication year:: 2023
Online ISBN:: 9781009322904
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009322904

Subjects:: Language and Linguistics, History of the English Language, Semantics and Pragmatics

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How were you and thou used in Early Modern England? What were the typical ways of ordering others in Early Medieval England? How was the speech of others represented in the nineteenth-century novel? This volume answers these questions and more by providing an overview of the field of English historical pragmatics. Following introductory chapters which set out the scope of the field and address methods and challenges, core chapters focus on a range of topics, including pragmatic markers, speech representation, politeness, speech acts, address terms, and register, genre, and style. Each chapter describes the object of study, defines essential terms and concepts, and discusses the methodologies used. Succinct and clear summaries of studies in the field are presented and are richly illustrated with corpus data. Presenting a comprehensive and accessible yet state-of-the-art introduction to the field, it is essential reading for both students and academic researchers.

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Pragmatics in the History of English
pp i-ii

Pragmatics in the History of English - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vii

Figures
pp viii-viii

Tables
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

Abbreviations
pp xiii-xiv

1 - The Field of Historical Pragmatics
pp 1-17

2 - Historical Pragmatics
pp 18-43

3 - Pragmatic Markers
pp 44-71

4 - Speech Representation
pp 72-101

5 - Politeness
pp 102-128

6 - Speech Acts
pp 129-155

7 - Address Terms
pp 156-184

8 - Discourse: Register, Genre, and Style
pp 185-214

9 - Concluding Remarks
pp 215-227

References
pp 228-252

Index
pp 253-256

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