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1 online resource (279 pages) |
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Costerus ; new ser., v. 174 |
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Costerus ; new ser., v. 174.
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| Contents |
Bells Chiming from the Past: Cultural and Linguistic Studies on Early English; Contents; Introduction; Part 1: Linguistic aspects of early English; The (im)possibility of stacking adjectives in Early English; Lists in letters: NP-lists and general extenders in Early English correspondence; Middle English medical books as examples of discourse colonies: G.U.L Hunter 307; The second-person pronoun in late medieval English drama: The York Cycle (c. 1440); Different paths for words and money: The semantic field of "Commerce and Finance" in Middle English; Part 2: Language and culture |
| Summary |
To understand the characteristics of present-day English language and culture we must have some understanding of the earlier stages of language use. Bells Chiming from the Past investigates the early development of English and covers different aspects of English medieval studies, from traditional philological concerns, to the most recent perspectives of modern linguistics applied to early English texts. Most of the papers are based on empirical research in English Historical Linguistics, and will contribute substantially to our theoretical and descriptive understanding of English varieties, bo |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
English language -- History.
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English language -- History -- Study and teaching
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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English language
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English language -- Study and teaching
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Moskowich-Spiegel Fandiño, I. Sofia (Isabel Sofia)
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Crespo García, Begoña.
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| ISBN |
9781435623095 |
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1435623096 |
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9789401205405 |
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940120540X |
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9042023414 |
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9789042023413 |
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