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  • The Evolution of Pragmatic Markers in English

    Pathways of Change

    by Laurel J. Brinton ...
    Based on a rich set of historical data, this book traces the development of pragmatic markers in English, from hwæt in Old English and whilom in Middle English to whatever and I'm just saying in present-day English. Laurel J. Brinton carefully maps the syntactic origins and development of these forms, and critically examines postulated unilineal pathways, such as from adverb to conjunction to ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

  • The Comment Clause in English

    Syntactic Origins and Pragmatic Development

    by Laurel J. Brinton ...
    Series series Studies in English Language
    Although English comment clauses such as I think and you know have been widely studied, this book constitutes the first full-length diachronic treatment, focusing on comment clauses formed with common verbs of perception and cognition in a variety of syntactic forms. It understands comment clauses as causal pragmatic markers that undergo grammaticalisation, and acquire pragmatic and politeness ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Pragmatics in the History of English

    by Laurel J. Brinton ...
    How were you and thou used in Early Modern England? What were the typical ways of ordering others in Early Medieval England? How was the speech of others represented in the nineteenth-century novel? This volume answers these questions and more by providing an overview of the field of English historical pragmatics. Following introductory chapters which set out the scope of the field and address ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • English Historical Linguistics

    Approaches and Perspectives

    Edited by Laurel J. Brinton ...
    Written by an international team of leading scholars, this engaging textbook on the study of English historical linguistics is uniquely organized in terms of theoretical approaches and perspectives. Each chapter features textboxes, case studies, suggestions for further reading and exercises, enabling students to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and guiding them on ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

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    by Richard Bradford ...
    Series series The New Critical Idiom
    Richard Bradford provides a definitive introductory guide to modern critical ideas on literary style and stylistics. It will provide students with a basic grasp of stylistics and literary analysis. This comprehensive and accessible guidebook for undergraduates examines: * the terminology of literary form * how literary style has evolved since the sixteenth century * the role of stylistics in ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Is There a Text in This Class?

    The Authority of Interpretive Communities

    by Stanley Fish ...
    Stanley Fish is one of America’s most stimulating literary theorists. In this book, he undertakes a profound reexamination of some of criticism’s most basic assumptions. He penetrates to the core of the modern debate about interpretation, explodes numerous misleading formulations, and offers a stunning proposal for a new way of thinking about the way we read.Fish begins by examining the relation ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry

    by Geoffrey N. Leech ...
    Seeks to demonstrate that the study of English poetry is enriched by the insights of modern linguistic analysis, and that linguistic and critical disciplines are not separate but complementary. Examining a wide range of poetry, Professor Leech considers many aspects of poetic style, including the language of past and present, creative language, poetic licence, repetition, sound, metre, context and ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • The English Writing System

    by Vivian J Cook ...
    Series series The English Language Series
    English is increasingly becoming the world's lingua franca. If we are not native speakers of one of the many varieties of English, then we may be students of English, or use English regularly for academic or business purposes. The English Language series, which is international in focus, aims to synthesize the wealth of existing linguistic research both on and in English. Each volume in the series ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Lexicography

    An Introduction

    by Howard Jackson ...
    This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography – the study of dictionaries.Dictionaries are used at home and at school, cited in law courts, sermons and parliament, and referred to by crossword addicts and Scrabble players alike. Lexicography provides a detailed overview of the history, types and content of these essential references. Howard Jackson analyzes a wide range of dictionaries, ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • Paper Minds

    Literature and the Ecology of Consciousness

    by Jonathan Kramnick ...
    How do poems and novels create a sense of mind? What does literary criticism say in conversation with other disciplines that addresses problems of consciousness? In Paper Minds, Jonathan Kramnick takes up these vital questions, exploring the relations between mind and environment, the literary forms that uncover such associations, and the various fields of study that work to illuminate them ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Envy and Gratitude Revisited

    Edited by Alessandra Lemma, Priscilla Roth ...
    Series series The International Psychoanalytical Association Psychoanalytic Ideas and Applications Series
    These stimulating essays are evidence that 50 years after its publication Melanie Klein's Envy and Gratitude is still a rich source of psychoanalytic inspiration. Sixteen highly regarded analysts, representing a wide range of psychoanalytic thinking, provide new insights and highlight current developments without avoiding the controversies that surround the original publication. The clinical and ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Beyond Cognitive Metaphor Theory

    Perspectives on Literary Metaphor

    Edited by Monika Fludernik ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Stylistics
    In this innovative collection, an international group of scholars come together to discuss literary metaphors and cognitive metaphor theory. The volume's goals are three-fold. The first aim of the book is to present some recent approaches to metaphor which have no immediate connection with cognitive metaphor theory and have developed independently of it. While the cognitive approach has become the ... Read more

    $117.99 CAD