English Historical Linguistics

Uniquely organized in terms of theoretical approaches, this is an advanced textbook on the study of English historical linguistics.

Klappentext Uniquely organized in terms of theoretical approaches! this is an advanced textbook on the study of English historical linguistics. Zusammenfassung Written by an international team of leading scholars! this engaging textbook on English historical linguistics is uniquely organized in terms of theoretical approaches and perspectives. Including a range of supportive features! this is an essential resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of the history of English linguistics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The study of English historical linguistics Laurel J. Brinton; 2. The scope of English historical linguistics Raymond Hickey; 3. Generative approaches Cynthia L. Allen; 4. Psycholinguistic perspectives Martin Hilpert; 5. Corpus-based approaches Marianne Hundt and Anne-Christine Gardner; 6. Approaches to grammaticalization and lexicalization Lieselotte Brems and Sebastian Hoffman; 7. Inferential-based approaches María José López-Couso; 8. Discourse-based approaches Claudia Claridge; 9. Sociohistorical approaches Peter J. Grund; 10. Historical pragmatic approaches Laurel J. Brinton; 11. Perspectives on standardization Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade; 12. Perspectives on geographical variation Merja Stenroos; 13. Perspectives on language contact Edgar W. Schneider.

Autorentext
Brinton, Laurel J. Laurel J. Brinton is Professor of English Language at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. She is the co-author and co-editor or many volumes, including textbooks on the history of English and the structure of modern English. She was co-editor of the Journal of Historical Pragmatics and is currenly co-editor of English Language and Linguistics.

Zusammenfassung
Written by an international team of leading scholars, this engaging textbook on English historical linguistics is uniquely organized in terms of theoretical approaches and perspectives. Including a range of supportive features, this is an essential resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of the history of English linguistics.

Inhalt

1. The study of English historical linguistics Laurel J. Brinton; 2. The scope of English historical linguistics Raymond Hickey; 3. Generative approaches Cynthia L. Allen; 4. Psycholinguistic perspectives Martin Hilpert; 5. Corpus-based approaches Marianne Hundt and Anne-Christine Gardner; 6. Approaches to grammaticalization and lexicalization Lieselotte Brems and Sebastian Hoffman; 7. Inferential-based approaches María José López-Couso; 8. Discourse-based approaches Claudia Claridge; 9. Sociohistorical approaches Peter J. Grund; 10. Historical pragmatic approaches Laurel J. Brinton; 11. Perspectives on standardization Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade; 12. Perspectives on geographical variation Merja Stenroos; 13. Perspectives on language contact Edgar W. Schneider.