UID:
almahu_9949236445502882
Format:
1 online resource (359 pages)
ISBN:
9789027258205
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9027258201
Series Statement:
Current issues in linguistic theory ; 358
Content:
"This volume contains a set of articles based on papers selected from those delivered at the 20th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL, Edinburgh 2018). It focuses on cutting-edge research in the history of English, while reflecting the diversity that exists in the current landscape of English historical linguistics. Chapters showcase traditional as well as novel methodologies in historical linguistics (the latter made possible by the increasing quality and accessibility of digital tools), work on linguistic interfaces (between segmental phonology and prosody, and syntax and information structure) and work on mechanisms of language change (such as Yang's Tolerance Principle, on the threshold for the productivity of linguistic rules in language acquisition). The volume will be of interest to those working on the historical phonology, morphology, syntax and pragmatics of English, language change, corpus linguistics, computational historical linguistics, and related sub-disciplines"--
Note:
Prelim pages --
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Table of contents --
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Acknowledgements --
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Introduction --
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Part I. Phonology and morphology --
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Chapter 1. Grimm’s Law and Verner’s Law --
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Chapter 2. The foot in the history of English --
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Chapter 3. Ambiguity resolution and the evolution of homophones in English --
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Chapter 4. The threshold of productivity and the ‘irregularization’ of verbs in Early Modern English --
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Part II. Syntax --
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Chapter 5. The reanalysis of VO in the history of English --
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Chapter 6. The role of (the avoidance of) centre embedding in the change from OV to VO in English --
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Chapter 7. Syntactic changes in verbal clauses and noun phrases from 1500 onwards --
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Chapter 8. Prepositions in Early Modern English argument structure and beyond --
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Chapter 9. Should with non-past reference --
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Chapter 10. Shifting responsibility in passing information --
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Part III. Semantics and pragmatics --
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Chapter 11. Theatrical practices and grammatical standardization in eighteenth-century Britain --
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Chapter 12. Towards a companionate marriage in Late Modern England? --
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Chapter 13. On the development of OE swā to ModE so and related changes in an atypical group of demonstratives --
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Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789027210647
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9027210640
Language:
English
Keywords:
Conference papers and proceedings.
