The Structure of Modern English

The Structure of Modern English
Author: Laurel J. Brinton
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027225672

This text is designed for undergraduate and graduate students interested in contemporary English, especially those whose primary area of interest is English as a second language. Focus is placed exclusively on English data, providing an empirical explication of the structure of the language.

Middle and Modern English Corpus Linguistics

Middle and Modern English Corpus Linguistics
Author: Manfred Markus
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2012
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027203555

This book brings together a variety of approaches to English corpus linguistics and shows how corpus methodologies can contribute to the linking of diachronic and synchronic studies. The articles in this volume investigate historical changes in the English language as well as specific aspects of Middle and Modern English and, moreover, of English dialects. The contributions also discuss the development of English corpus linguistics generally and its potential in the future. Special focus is given to the continuity between Middle and Modern English – much in line with the linking in previous studies of Middle English and Old English under the generic term “medievalism”. This volume highlights the continual development of English from the medieval to modern period.

A Survey of Modern English

A Survey of Modern English
Author: Stephan Gramley
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2004
Genre: English language
ISBN: 0415300355

This comprehensive and systematic review of modern English presents a description of both the linguistic structure of present-day English and its geographical, social, gender and ethnic variations.

Varieties of Modern English

Varieties of Modern English
Author: Diane Davies
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2014-07-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317878140

The 'story' of English is continually re-told and re-written, as more and more people use the language and have a part in shaping the way it develops. Varieties of Modern English provides a critical introduction to the study of regional, social, gendered, context- and medium-related varieties of the language, and explores some of the debates concerning the role and impact of English in different parts of the world today. Beginning by outlining the main types of variation in language, the book focuses on the link between language or dialect and the construction of both group and individual identities. Issues of identity are crucial to chapters on the roots of Modern English, on gender and English, on ethnicity and English and on English as an international language. As well as looking at a range of 'users' of the language, Davies also explores many of its 'uses' and modes, including the English of literary texts, advertising, newspaper reporting and commentary, political speeches, email and text messaging. Written in a discursive, student-friendly style, the book also provides: * A rich mix of illustrative material * End-of-chapter Activities and related Comments at the end of the book * Suggestions for further reading Varieties of Modern English provides a thought-provoking overview of its subject and will be invaluable reading for students of English Language and Linguistics.

Late Modern English

Late Modern English
Author: Merja Kytö
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2020-03-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027261431

The past few decades have witnessed an unprecedented surge of interest in the language of the Late Modern English period. Late Modern English: Novel Encounters covers a broad range of topics addressed by international experts in fields such as phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis, spelling and pragmatics; this makes the collection attractive to any scholar or student interested in the history of English. Each of the four thematic sections in the book represents a core area of Late Modern English studies. This division makes it easy for specialists to access the chapters that are of immediate relevance to their own work. An introductory chapter establishes connections between chapters within as well as between the four sections. The volume highlights recent advances in research methodology such as spelling normalization and other areas of corpus linguistics; several contributions also shed light on the interplay of internal and external factors in language change.

Language Change and Variation from Old English to Late Modern English

Language Change and Variation from Old English to Late Modern English
Author: Merja Kytö
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2010
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9783034303729

This collection reflects Minoji Akimoto's concern with studies of change in English that are theoretically-informed, but founded on substantial bodies of data. Some of the contributors focus on individual texts and text-types, among them literature and journalism, others on specific periods, from Old English to the nineteenth century, but the majority trace a linguistic process - such as negation, passivisation, complementation or grammaticalisation - through the history of English. While several papers take a fresh look at manuscript evidence, the harnessing of wideranging electronic corpora is a recurring feature methodologically. The linguistic fields treated include word semantics, stylistics, orthography, word-order, pragmatics and lexicography. The volume also contains a bibliography of Professor Akimoto's writings and an index of linguistic terms.

An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation

An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation
Author: Valerie Adams
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1315504243

A series to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative.For the scholar, the teacher, the student and the general reader, but especially for English-speaking students of language and linguistics in institutions where English is the language of instruction, or advanced specialist students of English in universities where English is taught as a foreign language

An Introduction to Early Modern English

An Introduction to Early Modern English
Author: Terttu Nevalainen
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2006
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780195308471

Terttu Nevalainen helps students to place the language of the period 1500-1700 in its historical context, whilst showing its regional and social variations. He focuses on the structure of the 'general dialect' and its spelling, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation, as well as its dialectal origins.

Studies in Early Modern English

Studies in Early Modern English
Author: Dieter Kastovsky
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2011-12-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 311087959X

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.