Volume 4 Early Modern English

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Volume 4 Early Modern English

Edited by: Alexander Bergs and Laurel J. Brinton

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The History of English

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2017

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This volume provides a comprehensive account of Early Modern English, organized by linguistic level. The volume not only presents detailed outlines of the traditional language levels, it also explores key questions and debates, such as do-periphrasis, the Great Vowel Shift, pronouns and relativization, literary language (including the language of Shakespeare), and sociolinguistics, including contact and standardization.

Comprehensive coverage of the history of English and of major varieties of English

Synopsis of current research into key questions and debates in English historical linguistics

Individual chapters written by leading authorities in the field

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Alexander Bergs, Osnabrück, Germany; Laurel Brinton, Vancouver, Canada.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	VII
Chapter 1: Introduction Laurel J. Brinton and Alexander Bergs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Chapter 2: Early Modern English: Overview Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	8
Chapter 3: Phonology Julia Schlüter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	27
Chapter 4: Morphology Claire Cowie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	47
Chapter 5: Syntax Elena Seoane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	68
Chapter 6: Lexicon and semantics Ian Lancashire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	89
Chapter 7: Pragmatics and discourse Dawn Archer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	108
Chapter 8: Dialects Anneli Meurman-Solin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	128
Chapter 9: Language contact Laura Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	150
Chapter 10: Standardization Lilo Moessner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	167
Chapter 11: Sociolinguistics Helena Raumolin-Brunberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	188
Chapter 12: Pronouns Ulrich Busse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	209
Chapter 13: Periphrastic DO Anthony Warner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	224
Chapter 14: The Great Vowel Shift Manfred Krug Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	241
Chapter 15: Relativization Christine Johansson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	267
Chapter 16: Literary language Colette Moore Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	287
Chapter 17: The language of Shakespeare Ulrich Busse and Beatrix Busse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	309
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	333

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eBook published on:

October 23, 2017

eBook ISBN:

9783110525069

Paperback published on:

October 23, 2017

Paperback ISBN:

9783110522778

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Front matter:

9

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335

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110525069

eBook ISBN: 9783110525069

Paperback ISBN: 9783110522778

Keywords for this book

English historical linguistics; Old English; Middle English; Early Modern English

Audience(s) for this book

Graduate students and scholars in (English) historical linguistics; specialists in Old, Middle, and Early Modern English

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Volume 4 Early Modern English

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