Periphrasis, replacement and renewal : studies in English historical linguistics /

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Meeting name:International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (16th : 2010 : Pécs, Hungary)
Imprint:Newcastle upon Tayne, UK : Cambridge Scholars, 2013.
Description:1 online resource ([vii], 345 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11235418
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Varying Form of Title:Studies in English historical linguistics
Other authors / contributors:Hegedűs, Irén.
Pődör, Dóra.
ISBN:9781443866507
1443866504
1443844233
9781443844239
Notes:"This volume carries the peer-reviewed, revised version of selected papers from the 16th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics held in Pécs, Hungary in 2010"--Page [vii].
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:The contributions to this volume smoothly blend synchronic theory and diachronic investigations, and thus offer novel observations about the historical evolution of the English language from various theoretical angles (such as minimalist theory, formal semantics, recent theories on productivity, and various discourse models). By offering new vantage points and improved frameworks for the study of Present-Day English, the papers also provide solutions to problems that have been persistently pr ...
Other form:Print version: International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (16th : 2010 : Pécs, Hungary). Periphrasis, replacement and renewal 1443844233