Periphrasis, Replacement and Renewal - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Periphrasis, Replacement and Renewal write by Irén Hegedüs. This book was released on 2014-08-26. Periphrasis, Replacement and Renewal available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The contributions to this volume smoothly blend synchronic theory and diachronic investigations, and thus offer novel observations about the historical evolution of the English language from various theoretical angles (such as minimalist theory, formal semantics, recent theories on productivity, and various discourse models). By offering new vantage points and improved frameworks for the study of Present-Day English, the papers also provide solutions to problems that have been persistently present in the synchronic analysis of English. The papers are arranged around four thematic headings. The first part discusses patterns and models of replacement, while the second focuses on syntactic and semantic variation. The third part presents case studies of the historical development of adverbials and particles. The final part investigates functional and regional variation in discourse and vocabulary. The 15 peer-reviewed, revised papers were originally presented at the 16th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics held in August 2010 in Pécs, Hungary. The volume will appeal to linguists interested in a wide range of areas of linguistic research, including language change, grammatical theory, language variation, semantic change, diachronic discourse analysis, translation studies, and corpus-based study of English.
Substance-based Grammar – The (Ongoing) Work of John Anderson
Substance-based Grammar – The (Ongoing) Work of John Anderson - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Substance-based Grammar – The (Ongoing) Work of John Anderson write by Roger Böhm. This book was released on 2018-12-12. Substance-based Grammar – The (Ongoing) Work of John Anderson available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The contributions of this volume centre around the (ongoing) work of John Anderson, Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh and Fellow of the British Academy, who, with detailed studies in phonology, morphology, semantics and syntax as well as careful discussions of historical and methodological issues in linguistics at large, has been and still is the central figure in the development of a theory of language structure driven by the assumption of structural analogy between syntax and phonology and firmly grounded in the long-standing tradition of substantively based grammar behind it. The first contribution is a lengthy ‘interview’, based on a series of written interchanges by József Andor with John Anderson, which focuses on the development of Anderson’s work and its relation to contemporaneous developments in linguistics. The following eight contributions, centring on general issues concerning the historiography of localism, the lexicon, meaning and syntax and, finally, phonology, deal with applications, extensions, answers to criticism and philosophical context of Anderson’s work.
Modal Auxiliaries from Late Old to Early Middle English
Modal Auxiliaries from Late Old to Early Middle English - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Modal Auxiliaries from Late Old to Early Middle English write by Kousuke Kaita. This book was released on 2015-04-17. Modal Auxiliaries from Late Old to Early Middle English available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Why do Modern English modal auxiliaries ought to, should, and must, meaning OBLIGATION, occur in the present tense, yet their forms are in the preterite? Why does to accompany ought? One of the solutions to these questions is to look at the history of the English language. This monograph deals with the history of ought to, should, and must, which are of different syntactic and semantic origins: ought to stems from a main verb of Old English āgan ‘to have’ (POSSESSION) along with to; should derives from sculan ‘must’ with its ‘deviation’ to shall, and mōtan originates in ‘to be allowed to’ (PERMISSION). The work concentrates on the transition from Old English (700-1100) to Middle English (1100-1500), which is a crucial period in the history of the English language. Topics addressed include the linguistic review of modality, the philological reading of primary texts, and the occasional reference to the other Germanic languages.
Explorations in English Historical Syntax
Explorations in English Historical Syntax - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Explorations in English Historical Syntax write by Hubert Cuyckens. This book was released on 2018-08-15. Explorations in English Historical Syntax available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The papers in this volume cover a wide range of interrelated syntactic phenomena, from the history of core arguments, to complements and non-finite clauses, elements in the clause periphery, as well as elements with potential scope over complete sentences and even larger discourse chunks. In one way or another, however, they all testify to an increasing awareness that even some of the most central phenomena of syntax – and the way they develop over time – are best understood by taking into account their communicative functions and the way they are processed and represented by speakers’ cognitive apparatus. In doing so, they show that historical syntax, and historical linguistics in general, is witnessing a convergence between formerly distinct linguistic frameworks and traditions. With this fusion of traditions, the trend is undeniably towards a richer and more broadly informed understanding of syntactic change and the history of English. This volume will be of great interest to scholars of (English) historical syntax and historical linguistics within the cognitive-linguistic as well as the generative tradition.
Thinking Modally
Thinking Modally - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thinking Modally write by Elena Domínguez. This book was released on 2015-10-28. Thinking Modally available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume brings together a selection of the papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Modality in English, held in Madrid on 9–11 September 2010. The book is divided into two parts, with the first encompassing contributions focusing on the notions of modality, evidentiality and temporality, and the second those that explore modality and its connection with stance and evaluation in specific genres and discourse domains.
