Grammar, Rhetoric and Usage in English: Preposition Placement 1500-1900

ISBN-13: 9781108713177 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 391 str.

Nuria Yanez-Bouza

Opis

This detailed, corpus-based study shows how the placement and usage of the English preposition has changed since the sixteenth century.

Recenzje

'All in all, Yáñez-Bouza's Grammar, Rhetoric and Usage in English fits in nicely with other research in the field and adds an important piece to the socio-historical study of effects of prescriptivism on actual language use. It is a well-structured study which benefits greatly from a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches. This book is suitable for researchers as well as students with a background in syntax.' Carmen Ebner, The Linguist List (linguistlist.org)

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Eighteenth-century precept; 4. Usage in early and late Modern English; 5. Grammar, rhetoric and style; 6. Latent awareness; 7. Conclusion.