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Discourse perspectives on English : medieval to modern /

Covering nearly one thousand years, this volume explores medieval and modern English texts from fresh perspectives. Within the relatively new field of historical discourse linguistics, the synchronic analysis of large textual units and consideration of text-external features in relation to discourse...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hiltunen, Risto, Skaffari, Janne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2003.
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 119.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Covering nearly one thousand years, this volume explores medieval and modern English texts from fresh perspectives. Within the relatively new field of historical discourse linguistics, the synchronic analysis of large textual units and consideration of text-external features in relation to discourse has so far received little attention. To fill that gap, this volume offers studies of medieval instructional and religious texts and correspondence from the early modern period. The contributions highlight writer-audience relationships, the intended use of texts, descriptions of text-type, and ques.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (237 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027295729
9027295727
9781588114709
1588114708
9027253617
9789027253613
1282160613
9781282160613
9786612160615
6612160616
ISSN:0922-842X ;