Words, texts and genres / edited by Hans Sauer, Gaby Waxenberger ; with the assistance of Veronika Traidl.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Sauer, Hans.

Waxenberger, Gaby.

Traidl, Veronika.

Conference Name:

International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (15th : 2008 : Munich, Germany)

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; Series IV, v. 324.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 324

English historical linguistics 2008 : selected papers from the Fifteenth International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL 15), Munich, 24-30 August 2008 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Grammar, Historical--Congresses.

English language.

English language--History--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012.

Summary:

The fifteen papers selected for Volume II of English Historical Linguistics 2008 have a different emphasis than those in Volume I (CILT 314, Lenker et al. 2010). Nine concentrate on the development of the English vocabulary and six on historical text linguistics, including the development of text-types and of politeness strategies. Of those in the former group, three have their emphasis on etymology, three on semantic fields, and three on word-formation, although some cover more than one of these areas. The topics include: the treatment of etymological problems in the OED; deverb

Contents:

pt. 1. Etymology

pt. 2. Semantic fields

pt. 3. Word-formation

pt. 4. Textlinguistics, text types, politeness.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613833983

9781283521536

1283521539

9789027273574

902727357X

OCLC:

804665165