Pragmatic Markers in English: Grammaticalization and Discourse Functions

Laurel J. Brinton

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Pragmatic Markers in English

Grammaticalization and Discourse Functions

Laurel J. Brinton

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1996

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Volume 19 | Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

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I-XVI Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	I
Chapter 1. “Mystery features” of Old and Middle English Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Chapter 2. Conceptual background Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	29
Chapter 3. Middle English gan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	67
Chapter 4. Middle and Early Modern English anon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	85
Chapter 5. Old English episode boundary markers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	115
Chapter 6. Middle English episode boundary markers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	145
Chapter 7. Old English hwæt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	181
Chapter 8. Middle English I gesse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	211
Chapter 9. Concluding remarks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	265
Appendices
Appendix A. Substantive studies of individual pragmatic markers in Modern English Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	279
Appendix B. Typologies of pragmatic markers in Modern English Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	282
Appendix C. Occurrences of gan in Troilus and Criseyde Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	285
Appendix D. Cooccurrence of adverbials with gan in Troilus and Criseyde Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	295
Appendix E. Episodic structure and occurrences of anon and gan in Book II of Troilus and Criseyde Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	297
Appendix F. Occurrences of anon in Books 6, 11, and 16 of Le morte d'Arthur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	302
Appendix G. Bifel-constructions in The Canterbury tales Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	304
Appendix H. Bifel-constructions in Le morte d'Arthur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	306
Appendix I. Preposed whan-clauses in “The Knight's tale” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	309
Appendix J. Preposed whan-clauses in Book 16 of Le morte d'Arthur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	311
Appendix K. First-person epistemic parentheticals in The Canterbury tales Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	313
Appendix L. First-person epistemic parentheticals in Troilus and Criseyde Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	319
Appendix M. Occurrences of God woot in The Canterbury tales Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	323
Appendix N. Occurrences of God woot in Troilus and Criseyde Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	327
Appendix O. Occurrences of trusteth me wel in The Canterbury tales Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	329
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	331
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	361
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	405

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December 14, 2010

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9783110907582

Hardcover published on:

May 13, 1996

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110148725

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Reprint 2010

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16

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412

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110907582

eBook ISBN: 9783110907582

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