| Studies in the History of the English Language II: Unfolding Conversations Reprint 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Curzan, Anne (Editor), Emmons, Kimberly (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3110180979 ISBN-13: 9783110180978 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Foreign Language Study - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 420.9 |
| LCCN: 2004040333 |
| Series: Topics in English Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 1.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.53 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The volume contains selected papers from the SHEL-2 conference held at the University of Washington in Spring 2002. Scholars from North America and Europe address a broad spectrum of research topics in historical English linguistics, including new theories/methods such as Optimality Theory and corpus linguistics, and traditional fields such as phonology and syntax. In each of the four sections - Philology and linguistics; Corpus- and text-based studies; Constraint-based studies; and Dialectology - leading scholars respond directly to each other's arguments within the volume. The volume captures an ongoing conversation at the heart of historical English linguistics: the question of evidence and historical reconstruction. |