English historical pragmatics. (©2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andreas H. Jucker and Irma Taavitsainen.
• Other Names: Jucker, Andreas H; Taavitsainen, Irma
• Contents: Historical pragmatics: Communicative patterns of the past -- The widening perspectives of the digital era: Data in historical pragmatics -- Excavating usage patterns: Methods in historical pragmatics -- 'Lo, which a greet thyng is affeccioun!': Discourse markers and interjections -- 'For I thou thee, thou Traitor': Terms of address -- 'No one can flatter so prettily as you do': Speech acts -- 'For your curteisie': Forms of politeness and impoliteness -- The pragmatics of language change: Grammaticalisation and pragmaticalisation -- 'Take a pounde of sugir and halfe a pounde of tendir roses lyues . . .': Genres and text types -- 'I pray thee friend Humfrey, what is phisicke?': Scientific and medical discourse -- 'By letters from Riga we have advice': Historical news discourse -- 'Fire! Help! Sir Walter has studied till his Head's on fire': Narrative patterns and historical pragmatics -- Corpora and other electronic data sources.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 236 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 306.44; English language -- Grammar, Historical; English language -- History; Pragmatics; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative; English language; English language -- Grammar, Historical; Pragmatics; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0748644709; 9780748644704
• Related ISBNs: 9780748644698; 0748644695; 9780748644681; 0748644687
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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