Until very recently, pragmatics has been restricted to the analysis of contemporary spoken language while historical linguistics has studied historical texts and language change in a decontextualized way. This has now radically changed and scholars from around the world are trying to build a new theoretical framework that integrates recent advances both in pragmatics and in historical linguistics. The volume, which contains 22 original articles, starts with an introduction that is both a state-of-the-art account of historical pragmatics and a programmatic statement of its future potential and...
Until very recently, pragmatics has been restricted to the analysis of contemporary spoken language while historical linguistics has studied historica...
This volume presents current state-of-the-art discussions in corpus-based linguistic research of the English language. The papers deal with Present-day English, worldwide varieties of English and the history of the English language. A special focus of the volume are studies in the broad field of corpus pragmatics and corpus-based discourse analysis. It includes corpus-based studies of speech acts, conversational routines, referential expressions and thought styles, as well as studies on the lexis, grammar and semantics of English. And it also includes several studies on technical aspects of...
This volume presents current state-of-the-art discussions in corpus-based linguistic research of the English language. The papers deal with Present-da...
This new landmark series of thirteen self-contained handbooks provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the entire field of pragmatics. It is based on a wide conception of pragmatics as the study of intentional human interaction in social and cultural contexts. The series reflects, appraises and structures a field that is exceptionally vast, unusually heterogeneous and still rapidly expanding. In-depth articles by leading experts from around the world discuss the foundations, major theories and most recent developments of pragmatics including philosophical, sociocultural and...
This new landmark series of thirteen self-contained handbooks provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the entire field of pragmatics. I...
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate w...
Der Band ist ein Beitrag zur Geschichte von Kommunikationsformen, einem neueren Zweig der historischen Pragmatik. Die Autoren sind Germanisten, Anglisten, Romanisten, Didaktiker und Psychologen. Mit Schwerpunkten in drei historischen Perioden (Mittelalter, 17. und 20. Jahrhundert) und bezogen auf verschiedene Sprachen (Deutsch, Englisch, Franzoouml;sisch, Spanisch) befassen sich die Beitraauml;ge mit Tradition und Innovation in Kommunikationsformen des Erzahlens, Informierens, Werbens, Lehrens und Lernens. Themen des Bandes sind: mittelalterliche Dialogdarstellungen und Reisebeschreibungen,...
Der Band ist ein Beitrag zur Geschichte von Kommunikationsformen, einem neueren Zweig der historischen Pragmatik. Die Autoren sind Germanisten, Anglis...
