Diachronic pragmatics : seven case studies in English illocutionary development /
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| Author / Creator: | Arnovick, Leslie K., 1957- |
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| Imprint: | Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., 1999. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (191 pages). |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; new ser. 68 Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 68. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11145138 |
Table of Contents:
- -1. Prelim pages
- 0. Table of contents
- 1. List of Figures
- 2. 1. English Illocutionary History: A Methodological Introduction
- 3. 2. Flyting and Sounding the Agonistic Insult
- 4. 3. Rationalist Prescriptions for Shall and Will
- 5. 4. The Expanding Discourse of the English Promise
- 6. 5. Subjectification in the Common Curse
- 7. 6. Good-bye: The Pragmatic Reanalysis of the Close
- 8. 7. It's Nothing to be Sneezed At: Discursization in the Polite Bless You!
- 9. 8. Extra-Linguistic Contexts for Illocutionary Change
- 10. Notes
- 11. References
- 12. Index