1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface and acknowledgements xiii
4. List of tables, figures, and maps xv
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. Corpus and genre overview 9
7. 3. Data classification 21
8. 4. Previous research on thou and you in Early Modern English 39
9. 5. Thou and you in Trials 1560–1760 65
10. 6. Thou and you in Depositions 1560–1760 93
11. 7. Thou and you in Drama Comedy 1560–1760 171
12. 8. The role of selected linguistic factors in thou and you usage 237
13. 9. Summary and conclusions 287
14. Appendix 297
15. References 327
16. Index 337