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This volume provides a comprehensive account of Early Modern English, organized by linguistic level. The volume not only presents detailed outlines of the traditional language levels, it also explores key questions and debates, such as do-periphrasis, the Great Vowel Shift, pronouns and relativizati...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bergs, Alexander (Editor), Brinton, Laurel J. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2017]
Series:Mouton reader.
Subjects:
English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History.
English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Grammar.
English language > History.
Historical linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
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Summary:This volume provides a comprehensive account of Early Modern English, organized by linguistic level. The volume not only presents detailed outlines of the traditional language levels, it also explores key questions and debates, such as do-periphrasis, the Great Vowel Shift, pronouns and relativization, literary language (including the language of Shakespeare) and sociolinguistics, including contact and standardization.
Physical Description:ix, 335 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110522778
3110522772