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Thou and You in early modern English dialogues : trials, depositions, and drama comedy /

This book is a corpus-based study examining thou and you in three speech-related genres from 1560-1760, a crucial period in the history of second person singular pronouns, spanning the time from when you became dominant to when thou became all but obsolete. The study embraces the fields of corpus li...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walker, Terry, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007.
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond ; v. 158.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Thou and You in Early Modern English Dialogues; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface and acknowledgements; List of tables, figures, and maps; 1. Introduction; 2. Corpus and genre overview; 3. Data classification; 4. Previous research on thou and you in Early Modern English; 5. Thou and you in Trials 1560-1760; 6. Thou and you in Depositions 1560-1760; 7. Thou and you in Drama Comedy 1560-1760; 8. The role of selected linguistic factorsin thou and you usage; 9. Summary and conclusions; Appendix; References; Index.