Periphrasis, replacement and renewal : studies in English historical linguistics /: studies in English historical linguistics. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Studies in English historical linguistics
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Irén Hegedűs and Dóra Pődör.
• Other Names: Hegedűs, Irén; Pődör, Dóra; International Conference on English Historical Linguistics, 16th
• Contents: Table of contents; foreword and acknowledgements; introduction -- periphrasis, replacement and renewal; part i -- patterns and models of replacement; what are 'grammatical periphrases'?; morphological productivity as a trigger of the þurfan / need replacement; aspectual loss and renewal; litteral substitution sets in mss of the man of law's tale; part ii -- syntactic and semantic variation and change; syntactic and semantic variation; v-1 main declarative clauses in old english and old high german biblical translations; the grammaticalization of old english whether in the left periphery. The loss of lexical case in the history of englishmodal adjectives in the history of english; part iii -- adverbials and particles; adverbials in the history of english; the historical development of no sooner ... than and its semantic changes; a turn of the screw in the semantics of phrasal verbs; part iv -- functional and regional variation in discourse and vocabulary; discourse strategies in margery kempe's descriptions of her pilgrimages; diverging registers of the disciplines medicine and science; white kennett's etymological collections of english words and provincial expressions.
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tayne, UK : Cambridge Scholars
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource ([vii], 345 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 420.9; Language: history & general works; English language -- History -- Congresses; English language -- Grammar, Historical -- Congresses; English language -- Variation -- Congresses; English language; English language -- Grammar, Historical; English language -- Variation; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General; English language -- Grammar, Historical -- Congresses; English language -- History -- Congresses; English language -- Variation -- Congresses; Linguistics; Historical & comparative linguistics; Conference papers and proceedings; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781443866507; 1443866504
• Related ISBNs: 1443844233; 9781443844239
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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