English historical linguistics 2010 : selected papers from the sixteenth International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL 16), Pecs, 23-27 August 2010 / edited by Iren Hegedus, Alexandra Fodor.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

International Conference on English Historical Linguistics, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Hegedűs, Irén.

Fodor, Alexandra.

Conference Name:

International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (16th : 2010 : University of Pecs)

International Conference on English Historical Linguistics.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory Series IV, 325

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 325

Current Issues in Linguistic Theory ; 325

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Grammar, Historical--Congresses.

English language.

English language--History--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (394 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The use of linguistic forms derived from the lexicon denoting sacred entities is often subject to tabooing behaviour. In the 15th and 16th century phrases like by gogges swete body or by cockes bones allowed speakers to address God without really saying the name; cf. Hock (1991: 295). The religious interjections based on the phonetically corrupt gog and cock are evidenced to have gained currency in the 16th century. In the 17th century all interjections based on religious appellations ceased to appear on stage in accordance with the regulations of the Act to Rest

Contents:

ENGLISH HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS 2010; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Foreword & Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Dialect formation and regional variation in the history of English: Refining theory; 2. Inter- and transdisciplinary vistas in English historical linguistics: Refining methods and tools; 3. Syntactic variation and grammatical change in the history of English; 4. When texts talk: Speech-related genres in historical pragmatics; References; Part I. Approaches to dialects and regional variation

Norse influence on English in the light of general contact linguistics1. Language-specific and general assessments; 2. Lexical influence; 2.1 Cultural borrowing vs. superstratal influence: A comparative overview; 2.2 The Norse superstratum and its historical foundation; 2.2.1 Old Norse legal loans; 2.2.2 Old Norse terms denoting ranks of society; 2.2.3 Concluding remarks on the loans attested in Old English text; 2.3 The character of the Middle English loans with very basic meanings; 3. Middle English and Modern English as a Norse creole?; 4. Structural influence

4.1 The close genetic relationship with Old Norse and its consequences for structural influence4.2 The borrowing of function words; 4.3 The 'rise' of the English phrasal verb and the question of Old Norse influence; 4.4 The question of Old Norse influence on word order change; 5. Concluding remarks; References; The Germanic roots of the old English sound system; 1. Introduction; 2. The grouping of the Germanic dialects: Three models; 3. A comparison between the Gothic and the Early Runic sound systems; 3.1 The accented vowel systems; 3.2 The unaccented vowel systems; 3.3 The consonant systems

3.4 A summary4. Early Runic and the Old Norse and Old English sound systems; 5. The phonology of Old English, Old Frisian and Old Saxon compared; 5.1 Anglo-Frisian and North-Sea Germanic (Ingveonic); 5.2 Accented vowels; 5.2.1 Old English; 5.2.2 Old Frisian; 5.2.3 Old Saxon accented vowel system; 5.2.4 The Old English, Old Frisian and Old Saxon vowel systems compared; 5.2.5 Concluding remarks; 5.3 Unaccented vowels; 5.3.1 Old English; 5.3.2 Old Frisian; 5.3.3 The Old Saxon unaccented vowels; 5.4 Consonants; 6. Summary; References; Monetary policy and old english dialects; 1. Introduction

2. Old English dialects (noch einmal)3. The coinage at issue; 4. Moneyers; 5. The linguistic content of the coins: Old English personal names; 5.1 Personal names and common words; 5.2 Names as names; 6. On forms of moneyers' names from Kent and East Anglia; 6.1 The data; 6.2 Old English dialects (noch einmal) and the coin-forms; 7. Conclusion; 8. Post script; References; The order and schedule of nominal plural formation transfer in three Southern dialects of Early Middle English; 1. Introduction; 2. Overview of development in Early Middle English; 3. Lexical diffusion

4. Analysis of three Southern dialects

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283895132

1283895137

9789027273192

9027273197

OCLC:

818870248