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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Jucker, Andreas H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©1995.
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.