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Patterns of change in 18th-century English : a sociolinguistic approach /

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"Eighteenth-century English is often associated with normative grammar. But to what extent did prescriptivism impact ongoing processes of linguistic change? The authors of this volume examine a variety of linguistic changes in a corpus of personal correspondence, including the auxiliary do, ver...

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Other Authors: Nevalainen, Terttu, Palander-Collin, Minna, 1967-, Säily, Tanja
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018]
Series:Advances in historical sociolinguistics (AHS) ; volume 8
Subjects:
English language > Social aspects.
English language > 18th century > History.
Linguistic change.
Anglais (Langue) > 18e siècle > Histoire.
Changement linguistique.
English language
English language > Social aspects
Linguistic change
1700-1799
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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