Historical pragmatics /

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Imprint:Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 743 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Handbooks of pragmatics ; v. 8
Handbooks of pragmatics ; v. 8.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11234876
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Other authors / contributors:Jucker, Andreas H.
Taavitsainen, Irma.
ISBN:9783110214284
3110214288
9783110214277
311021427X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Summary:The Handbook of Historical Pragmatics provides an authoritative and accessible overview of this versatile new field in pragmatics devoted to a diachronic study of language use and human interaction in context. It covers all areas of historical pragmatics from grammaticalization theory to pragmatic entities, such as discourse markers, speech acts and politeness to individual discourse domains from scientific writing to literary discourse. Each contribution, written by a leading specialist, gives a succinct, representative and up-to-date overview of research questions, theories, methods and rece.
Other form:Print version: Historical pragmatics. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2010 9783110214277