Evolution of pragmatic markers in english, the: pathways of change
Auteur :
Brinton, Laurel J.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107129054
Date de publication :
31 août 2017
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,8 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
670 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines the historical origins and development of pragmatic (or discourse) markers ranging from Old English to the present-day English, and provides new insights concerning their syntactic and semantic development. It is ideal for scholars in the fields of pragmatics, history of English, corpus linguistics and English historical syntax and semantics.