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Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics: The Cambridge Handbook of English Historical Linguistics
Merja Kyt
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Description for Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics: The Cambridge Handbook of English Historical Linguistics
hardcover. This Handbook captures the essentials of English historical linguistics: theories, methodologies, materials, processes of language change, and the research process. Editor(s): Kyto, Merja; Pahta, Paivi. Series: Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 600 pages, 33 b/w illus. 2 maps 19 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174. .
English historical linguistics is a subfield of linguistics which has developed theories and methods for exploring the history of the English language. This Handbook provides an account of state-of-the-art research on this history. It offers an in-depth survey of materials, methods, and language-theoretical models used to study the long diachrony of English. The frameworks covered include corpus linguistics, historical sociolinguistics, historical pragmatics and manuscript studies, among others. The chapters, by leading experts, examine the interplay of language theory and empirical data throughout, critically assessing the work in the field. Of particular importance are the diverse data sources which have become ... Read more
English historical linguistics is a subfield of linguistics which has developed theories and methods for exploring the history of the English language. This Handbook provides an account of state-of-the-art research on this history. It offers an in-depth survey of materials, methods, and language-theoretical models used to study the long diachrony of English. The frameworks covered include corpus linguistics, historical sociolinguistics, historical pragmatics and manuscript studies, among others. The chapters, by leading experts, examine the interplay of language theory and empirical data throughout, critically assessing the work in the field. Of particular importance are the diverse data sources which have become ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
Condition
New
Weight
1435g
Number of Pages
649
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107039353
SKU
V9781107039353
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About Merja Kyt
Merja Kytoe is Professor of English Language at Uppsala University, Sweden, specializing in English historical linguistics, corpus linguistics, language variation and change, historical pragmatics, and manuscript studies. Her recent publications include Early Modern English Dialogues: Spoken Interaction as Writing (with Jonathan Culpeper, Cambridge, 2010) and English Corpus Linguistics: Crossing Paths (2012). Paivi Pahta is Professor of English Philology at the ... Read more
Reviews for Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics: The Cambridge Handbook of English Historical Linguistics
'Written by the foremost experts in the field, this timely handbook provides a fresh and exciting overview of methodologies and approaches in the diachronic study of the English language.' Andreas H. Jucker, University of Zurich 'An engaging, well-planned survey of evidence, theories and recent research, particularly strong on methodology. Students and seasoned scholars too will undoubtedly find much to interest ... Read more