A diachronic discussion of extenders in English remedies found in the Corpus of Early English Recipes (1350–1850)
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Ivalla Ortega Barrera
Abstract
Extenders are phrases such as “and so on”, “and the like”, “and many others”, which occur at the end of enumerations in order to make them more inclusive. This paper explores the forms and the functions of extenders in the Corpus of Early English Recipes (1350–1850). To my knowledge, until now, the only historical study on extenders has been carried out by Carroll (2007). Other studies in the field include the works by Graham (1998), Overstreet (1999 and 2005), and Jucker (2003). My intention is to offer a distinct taxonomy of extenders in recipes to see (a) their form and use in specific points in time, and (b) whether extenders have remained stable in time or, conversely, have undergone any type of change, whether formal or functional.
Abstract
Extenders are phrases such as “and so on”, “and the like”, “and many others”, which occur at the end of enumerations in order to make them more inclusive. This paper explores the forms and the functions of extenders in the Corpus of Early English Recipes (1350–1850). To my knowledge, until now, the only historical study on extenders has been carried out by Carroll (2007). Other studies in the field include the works by Graham (1998), Overstreet (1999 and 2005), and Jucker (2003). My intention is to offer a distinct taxonomy of extenders in recipes to see (a) their form and use in specific points in time, and (b) whether extenders have remained stable in time or, conversely, have undergone any type of change, whether formal or functional.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword & acknowledgements vii
- List of abbreviations ix
- Editors’ introduction xi
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Part I. Etymology
- Etymology and the OED 3
- On the etymological relationships of wank , swank , and wonky 21
- Base etymology in the historical thesauri of deverbatives in English 29
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Part II. Semantic fields
- The global organization of the English lexicon and its evolution 65
- Repayment and revenge 85
- Semantic change in the domain of the vocabulary of Christian clergy 99
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Part III. Word-formation
- Abstract noun ‘suffixes’ and text type in Old English 119
- The lexicalisation of syncope 133
- Oriented - ingly adjuncts in Late Modern English 147
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Part IV. Textlinguistics, text types, politeness
- Historical text linguistics 167
- Repetitive and therefore fixed? 189
- Politeness strategies in Late Middle English women’s mystical writing 209
- A diachronic discussion of extenders in English remedies found in the Corpus of Early English Recipes (1350–1850) 223
- “It is with a trembling hand I beg to intrude this letter” 237
- Genre analysis 255
- Index 267
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword & acknowledgements vii
- List of abbreviations ix
- Editors’ introduction xi
-
Part I. Etymology
- Etymology and the OED 3
- On the etymological relationships of wank , swank , and wonky 21
- Base etymology in the historical thesauri of deverbatives in English 29
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Part II. Semantic fields
- The global organization of the English lexicon and its evolution 65
- Repayment and revenge 85
- Semantic change in the domain of the vocabulary of Christian clergy 99
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Part III. Word-formation
- Abstract noun ‘suffixes’ and text type in Old English 119
- The lexicalisation of syncope 133
- Oriented - ingly adjuncts in Late Modern English 147
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Part IV. Textlinguistics, text types, politeness
- Historical text linguistics 167
- Repetitive and therefore fixed? 189
- Politeness strategies in Late Middle English women’s mystical writing 209
- A diachronic discussion of extenders in English remedies found in the Corpus of Early English Recipes (1350–1850) 223
- “It is with a trembling hand I beg to intrude this letter” 237
- Genre analysis 255
- Index 267
