English in Nineteenth-Century England: An IntroductionCambridge University Press, 04.11.1999 - 338 Seiten This book provides an introduction to nineteenth-century English in England. It examines a wide range of varieties, including political speeches, newspaper articles, advertisements, obituaries, Sunday School poetry, and culinary recipes, so as to illustrate the range of dialects and levels found in the language of that period. The first part of the book provides an overview of the subject, while the second part contains an extensive selection of texts. 100 exercises spread throughout the book serve to introduce the student to the problems and methods involved in English historical linguistics. |
Inhalt
Regional and social varieties | 26 |
22 Written and spoken English | 27 |
23 Dialect and dialectology | 28 |
24 Sociolect | 36 |
25 Chronolects and the awareness of linguistic change | 41 |
Spelling and pronunciation | 44 |
32 Spelling reform | 46 |
33 Punctuation | 52 |
64 Wordformation | 118 |
65 Meaning and change of meaning | 125 |
66 Obsolescence and revival | 134 |
67 Names | 135 |
68 Idiolect | 136 |
Text types and style | 139 |
72 Style | 151 |
Provisional conclusions | 164 |
34 Pronunciation | 53 |
35 Word stress sentence stress and intonation | 62 |
Inflection | 65 |
43 Pronouns | 66 |
44 Verbs | 67 |
Syntax | 69 |
52 A survey of syntactical change | 70 |
53 Individual problem areas | 71 |
54 Text syntax | 90 |
Lexis | 92 |
62 Internal borrowing | 102 |
63 Loanwords from foreign languages | 106 |
Texts | 165 |
I On language grammar and style T1T25 | 166 |
II On dialect T26T37 | 201 |
III On literature and criticism T38T51 | 215 |
IV On history and culture T52T98 | 230 |
Information on texts and authors | 286 |
References | 303 |
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