English Historical Linguistics...
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Volume 2
Series: Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft / Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science 34.2
- comprehensive and descriptive overview of the entire language history of English,
- illustrates and discusses current trends, theories, and methods of the field,
- contains an overview of the history of historical linguistics as a discipline as well
- more than 100 articles with general introductions to the different subjects which are intelligible to all
- includes an extensive index
Aims and Scope
The handbook of 'Historical Linguistics
of English' offers in more than 130 articles in two volumes a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and theory neutral overview
of all central aspects of the history of English.
The first volume contains detailed descriptions of the individual
linguistic levels, from phonology to syntax, semantics and pragmatics, for each period of the language, from Old English to
Late Modern English. Moreover, the volume offers chapters on particular topics pertaining to individual periods such as the
'Great Vowel Shift', standardization, and do-periphrasis.
The second volume takes on a broader perspective and addresses
more theoretical concerns. It covers topics such as resources for studying and teaching the history of English, historiography,
the history of the discipline itself, theoretical approaches to studying language variation and change, and the history of
Englishes around the world. This makes them standard reference works for researchers as well as students in the fields of
general, historical, and English linguistics , as well as allied fields such as history, literature, philosophy, and culture.
- Approx. 900 pages
- DE GRUYTER MOUTON
- Language:
- English
- Type of Publication:
- Edition
- Keywords:
- English Linguistics, Language History