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English Historical Pragmatics
Andreas Jucker
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Description for English Historical Pragmatics
Paperback. A guide to historical pragmatics in English studies. It gives students a grounding in historical pragmatics and teaches the methodology needed to analyse language in social, cultural and historical contexts. It provides insights into the analysis of discourse markers, interjections, terms of address and speech acts. Series Editor(s): Giegerich, Heinz J. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
This is your guide to historical pragmatics in English studies. Providing an ideal introduction to historical pragmatics, this guide gives students a solid grounding in historical pragmatics and teaches the methodology needed to analyse language in social, cultural and historical contexts. Using a number of case studies including politeness, news discourse, and scientific discourse, this book provides new insights into the analysis of discourse markers, interjections, terms of address and speech acts. Through focusing on the methodological problems in using historical data, students learn the key concepts in historical pragmatics, as well as covering recent work at the interface of ... Read more
This is your guide to historical pragmatics in English studies. Providing an ideal introduction to historical pragmatics, this guide gives students a solid grounding in historical pragmatics and teaches the methodology needed to analyse language in social, cultural and historical contexts. Using a number of case studies including politeness, news discourse, and scientific discourse, this book provides new insights into the analysis of discourse markers, interjections, terms of address and speech acts. Through focusing on the methodological problems in using historical data, students learn the key concepts in historical pragmatics, as well as covering recent work at the interface of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748644681
SKU
V9780748644681
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About Andreas Jucker
Andreas H. Jucker is Professor of English Linguistics and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zurich. Irma Taavitsainen is Professor of English Linguistics and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zurich.
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