An Introduction to Late Modern English - Rilegato

Van Ostade, Ingrid Tieken-boon

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0748625976 ISBN 13: 9780748625970

Casa editrice: Edinburgh Univ Pr, 2009

Riassunto

Some twenty years ago it was widely believed that nothing much happened to the English language since the beginning of the eighteenth century. Recent research has shown that this is far from true, and this book offers an introduction to a period that forms the tail end of the standardisation process (codification and prescription), during which important social changes such as the Industrial Revolution are reflected in the language. Late Modern English is currently receiving a lot of scholarly attention, mainly as a result of new developments in sociohistorical linguistics and corpus linguistics. By drawing on such research the present book offers a much fuller account of the language of the period than was previously possible. It is designed for students and beginning scholars interested in Late Modern English. The volume includes: * a basis in recent research by which sociolinguistic models are applied to earlier stages of the language (1700-1900) * a focus on people as speakers (wherever possible) and writers of English* Research questions aimed at acquiring skills at working with important electronic research tools such as Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO), the Oxford English Dictionary and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography* Reference to electronically available texts and databases such as Martha Ballard's Diary, the Proceedings of the Old Bailey and Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade is Professor of English Sociohistorical Linguistics at the University of Leiden.

Product Description:

Book by TiekenBoon van Ostade Ingrid

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Edinburgh Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0748625976
• ISBN 13: 9780748625970
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 160