Volume 4 Early Modern English

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2017

Volume 4 Early Modern English

Edited by: Alexander Bergs and Laurel J. Brinton

Part of the multi-volume work The History of English

In the series Mouton Reader

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110525069

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Contents

About this book

This volume provides a comprehensive account of Early Modern English, organized by linguistic level. The volume not only presents detailed outlines of the traditional language levels, it also explores key questions and debates, such as do-periphrasis, the Great Vowel Shift, pronouns and relativization, literary language (including the language of Shakespeare), and sociolinguistics, including contact and standardization.

Comprehensive coverage of the history of English and of major varieties of English

Synopsis of current research into key questions and debates in English historical linguistics

Individual chapters written by leading authorities in the field

Author / Editor information

Alexander Bergs, Osnabrück, Germany; Laurel Brinton, Vancouver, Canada.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Chapter 1: Introduction Laurel J. Brinton and Alexander Bergs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2: Early Modern English: Overview Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Chapter 3: Phonology Julia Schlüter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Chapter 4: Morphology Claire Cowie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 5: Syntax Elena Seoane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
Chapter 6: Lexicon and semantics Ian Lancashire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Chapter 7: Pragmatics and discourse Dawn Archer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
Chapter 8: Dialects Anneli Meurman-Solin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
Chapter 9: Language contact Laura Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Chapter 10: Standardization Lilo Moessner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Chapter 11: Sociolinguistics Helena Raumolin-Brunberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
Chapter 12: Pronouns Ulrich Busse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Chapter 13: Periphrastic DO Anthony Warner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
Chapter 14: The Great Vowel Shift Manfred Krug Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Chapter 15: Relativization Christine Johansson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Chapter 16: Literary language Colette Moore Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
Chapter 17: The language of Shakespeare Ulrich Busse and Beatrix Busse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Graduate students and scholars in (English) historical linguistics; specialists in Old, Middle, and Early Modern English
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 335
Keywords: English historical linguistics; Old English; Middle English; Early Modern English

eBook

Published: October 23, 2017
ISBN: 9783110525069

Paperback

Published: October 23, 2017
ISBN: 9783110522778