Methods in historical corpus pragmatics : epistemic stance in early modern English / Daniela Landert, Heidelberg University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Landert, Daniela, author.

Series:

Studies in English language

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Discourse analysis.

English language.

Stance (Linguistics).

Pragmatics.

Corpora (Linguistics).

Historical linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 314 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Drawing on an extensive corpus-based study, this book explores theoretical and empirical discussions of stance research applied to data from Early Modern English. It also presents a new method for the study of pragmatic phenomena, making it essential reading for researchers and students in both historical pragmatics and corpus pragmatics"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Series information

Title page

Imprints page

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

1 Introduction

Part I Theoretical Background

2 Historical Corpus Pragmatics

2.1 Three Challenges of Historical Corpus Pragmatics

2.2 Corpus Approaches to the Study of Stance in Historical Data

2.3 The Corpora Used in This Study

3 Stance in Early Modern English

3.1 Stance, Subjectivity, and Acts of Positioning

3.2 Epistemicity and Evidentiality

3.3 Inventory of Stance Markers

3.4 Frequency of Stance Markers across Time

3.5 The Role of Modal Verbs in Epistemic Stance Marking

3.6 The Role of Context

3.7 Open Questions

Part II Methodology

4 Compiling Inventories of Lexical Stance Markers

4.1 Sources and Methods

4.2 Classifying Stance Meanings

4.3 A Set of Frequent and Reliable Stance Markers in Early Modern English

5 Retrieving High-Density Passages

5.1 A Scalable Corpus-Based Method for Qualitative Analysis

5.2 Distribution of High-Density Passages

5.3 Evaluation of High-Density Passages

5.4 Summary and Conclusion

Part III Empirical Studies

6 Lexical Stance Markers in High-Density Passages

6.1 Verbs

6.2 Nouns

6.3 Adjectives

6.4 Adverbs

6.5 Summary and Conclusion

7 Contextual Factors and Rhetorical Strategies

7.1 High-Density Passages in the CED: Genres and Text Types

7.2 High-Density Passages in the EMEMT: Argumentation, Instruction, and Medical Authorities

7.3 High-Density Passages in the LC: Reader Orientation and (Rhetorical) Questions

7.4 High-Density Passages in the PCEEC: Skillful Acts of Positioning

7.5 Summary and Conclusion

8 Meta-Communicative Expressions and Stance: I Say and I Tell (You)

8.1 Meta-Communication and Stance Marking

8.2 Structural Classification

8.3 I Say and I Tell (You) across CED Text Types

8.4 Functions of I Say and I Tell (You) in Trial Proceedings and in Comedy Plays

8.5 Summary and Conclusion

9 Expressing Certainty in Different Genres

9.1 Previous Approaches to the Function of Certainty Markers

9.2 Rethinking the Function of Certainty Markers

9.3 The Functions of Certainty Markers in Three Genres

9.4 Summary and Conclusion

10 Conclusion

Appendix A List of High-Density Passages

Appendix B Stance Inventory

B.1 Stance Markers Identified in 42 High-Density Passages

B.2 Additional Stance Markers Identified in 42 Control Passages

B.3 Stance Inventories from Secondary Literature

Data

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2024).

ISBN:

9781009237383

1009237381

9781009237376

1009237373

9781009237369

1009237365