Prelim pages i
Table of contents v
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Chapter 2. Adapting the Dynamic Model to historical linguistics 5
Chapter 3. An account of the use of fronting and clefting in Cornish English 35
Chapter 4. How does causal connection originate? 57
Chapter 5. Old Northumbrian in the Scottish Borders 75
Chapter 6. From eadig to happy 97
Chapter 7. Distributional changes in synonym sets 119
Chapter 8. The taking off and catching on of etymological spellings in Early Modern English 143
Chapter 9. Speech acts in the history of English 165
Index 181

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Prelim pages i
Table of contents v
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Chapter 2. Adapting the Dynamic Model to historical linguistics 5
Chapter 3. An account of the use of fronting and clefting in Cornish English 35
Chapter 4. How does causal connection originate? 57
Chapter 5. Old Northumbrian in the Scottish Borders 75
Chapter 6. From eadig to happy 97
Chapter 7. Distributional changes in synonym sets 119
Chapter 8. The taking off and catching on of etymological spellings in Early Modern English 143
Chapter 9. Speech acts in the history of English 165
Index 181

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