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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
©2003.
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| Series: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser. 119. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (237 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027295729 9027295727 9781588114709 1588114708 9027253617 9789027253613 1282160613 9781282160613 9786612160615 6612160616 |
| ISSN: | 0922-842X ; |