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The Reign of Truth and Faith : Epistemic Expressions in 16th and 17th Century English.
The book explores the semantics and pragmatics of epistemic expressions in 16th and 17th century English: verily, in faith, I ween and others. Using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach, evidence from texts and collocations, and adducing cultural evidence, the work argues for the existen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
Walter de Gruyter, Inc.,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter; Table of contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. NSM and historical semantics; Chapter 3. Verily; Chapter 4. Surely; Chapter 5. Forsooth; Chapter 6. By my troth, in truth; Chapter 7. By my faith, in faith; Chapter 8. Methinks, I think; Chapter 9. I wot; Chapter 10. I ween; Chapter 11. I suppose; Chapter 12. I trow; Chapter 13. Concluding remarks; Backmatter.