A history of English negation
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Author
Publication
2004 - Pearson Longman, Harlow, England, England
Language
English
Word Count
44,000 words, Guess
Page Count
176 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3358002M
- ISBN-100582381851
- OCLC Control Number53870500
- Library of Congress Control Number2004401790
- Goodreads2659728
Classifications
- DDC425
- LCCPE1359.N44 M39 2004
Description
"After an introductory chapter, the book analyses evidence from the whole sample of Old English documents available, and from several Middle English and Renaissance documents, showing that the range of forms used at any single stage is wider, and the pace of their change considerably faster, than previously assumed." "The book goes on to review current formalised accounts of the situation in Modern English, tracing the changes in rules for expressing negation that have intervened since the earliest documented history of the language. Since the standard is only one variety of a language, it also surveys the means of negation used in some non-standard and dialectal varieties of English. The book concludes with a look at relatively modern languages such as Pidgins and Creoles, to investigate the degree of naturalness of the principles that rule the expression of English negation."--BOOK JACKET.
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Series Statement
- Longman linguistics library
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