{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-pragmatic-markers-in-english-pathways-of-change-hardback-9781107129054","title":"The Evolution of Pragmatic Markers in English; Pathways of Change (Hardback) 9781107129054","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Evolution of Pragmatic Markers in English\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePathways of Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a detailed diachronic study of a set of English pragmatic markers, providing insights concerning their syntactic and semantic development.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaurel J. Brinton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107129054, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 August 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages, 18 b\/w illus.  28 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBased on a rich set of historical data, this book traces the development of pragmatic markers in English, from hwæt in Old English and whilom in Middle English to whatever and I'm just saying in present-day English. Laurel J. Brinton carefully maps the syntactic origins and development of these forms, and critically examines postulated unilineal pathways, such as from adverb to conjunction to discourse marker, or from main clause to parenthetical. The book sets case studies within a larger examination of the development of pragmatic markers as instances of grammaticalization or pragmaticalization. The characteristics of pragmatic markers - as primarily oral, syntactically optional, sentence-external, grammatically indeterminate elements - are revised in the context of scholarship on pragmatic markers over the last thirty or more years.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Pragmatic markers: synchronic and diachronic\u003cbr\u003e Part I. From Lexical Item to Pragmatic Marker: 2. Old English hwæt\u003cbr\u003e 3. Middle English whilom\u003cbr\u003e 4. Modern English only and if only\u003cbr\u003e Part II. From Clausal Construction to Pragmatic Marker: 5. Epistemic parentheticals\u003cbr\u003e 6. I \/ you admit and admittedly\u003cbr\u003e 7. Forms of say: that said and I'm just saying\u003cbr\u003e 8. Two politeness comment clauses: if I may say so and for what it's worth\u003cbr\u003e 9. What is more and whatever\u003cbr\u003e 10. Concluding remarks: pathways of change\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: list of corpora and text collections\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Grammar,%20syntax%20\u0026amp;%20morphology%20%5BCFK%5D%22\"\u003eCFK\u003c\/a\u003e], Semantics, discourse analysis, etc [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Semantics, discourse analysis, etc\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Semantics,%20discourse%20analysis,%20etc%20%5BCFG%5D%22\"\u003eCFG\u003c\/a\u003e], Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20\u0026amp;%20comparative%20linguistics%20%5BCFF%5D%22\"\u003eCFF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005909618968,"sku":"9781107129054","price":91.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107129054i_38d7cbb2-97c3-4076-abc4-981900985ac4.jpg?v=1696793597","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-evolution-of-pragmatic-markers-in-english-pathways-of-change-hardback-9781107129054","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}