Historical pragmatics : pragmatic developments in the history of English /
Until very recently, pragmatics has been restricted to the analysis of contemporary spoken language while historical linguistics has studied historical texts and language change in a decontextualized way. This has now radically changed and scholars from around the world are trying to build a new the...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
©1995.
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Series: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser. 35. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- HISTORICAL PRAGMATICS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Introduction; The Historical Perspective in Pragmatics; Part I: Pragmaphilology; The Openness of Medieval Texts; They Had Their Points Punctuation and Interpretation in English Renaissance Literature; Punctuation: And
- 'Pragmatics'; A Close Reading of William Caxton's Dialogues" ... to lerne Shortly frenssh and englyssh"; Wills and Will-Making in 16th and 17th Century England Some Pragmatic Aspects.