Pragmatic markers in English : grammaticalization and discourse functions / Laurel J. Brinton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brinton, Laurel J.

Series:

Topics in English linguistics ; 19.

Topics in English linguistics ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Particles.

English language.

English language--Discourse analysis.

English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Discourse analysis.

English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Discourse analysis.

Pragmatics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 412 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Reprint 2010

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Grammaticalization and Discourse Functions Laurel J. Brinton. Chapter 2 Conceptual background 2.0. Introduction This chapter examines the scholarly literature on a number of concepts important for the study of pragmatic markers.

Contents:

Front matter

Chapter 1. "Mystery features" of Old and Middle English

Chapter 2. Conceptual background

Chapter 3. Middle English gan

Chapter 4. Middle and Early Modern English anon

Chapter 5. Old English episode boundary markers

Chapter 6. Middle English episode boundary markers

Chapter 7. Old English hwæt

Chapter 8. Middle English I gesse

Chapter 9. Concluding remarks

Appendices

Appendix A. Substantive studies of individual pragmatic markers in Modern English

Appendix B. Typologies of pragmatic markers in Modern English

Appendix C. Occurrences of gan in Troilus and Criseyde

Appendix D. Cooccurrence of adverbials with gan in Troilus and Criseyde

Appendix E. Episodic structure and occurrences of anon and gan in Book II of Troilus and Criseyde

Appendix F. Occurrences of anon in Books 6, 11, and 16 of Le morte d'Arthur

Appendix G. Bifel-constructions in The Canterbury tales

Appendix H. Bifel-constructions in Le morte d'Arthur

Appendix I. Preposed whan-clauses in "The Knight's tale"

Appendix J. Preposed whan-clauses in Book 16 of Le morte d'Arthur

Appendix K. First-person epistemic parentheticals in The Canterbury tales

Appendix L. First-person epistemic parentheticals in Troilus and Criseyde

Appendix M. Occurrences of God woot in The Canterbury tales

Appendix N. Occurrences of God woot in Troilus and Criseyde

Appendix O. Occurrences of trusteth me wel in The Canterbury tales

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110907582

3110907585

OCLC:

843635443