The evolution of pragmatic markers in English : pathways of change /

Based on a rich set of historical data, this book traces the development of pragmatic markers in English, from hwaet 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 thes...

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Main Author:	Brinton, Laurel J. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Pragmatics. English language > Discourse analysis. English language > Semantics. English language > Syntax. Discourse markers.