Text Types and the History of English /

Text Types and the History of English / / Manfred Görlach.

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The history of modern European languages has been largely determined by the range of functions they have acquired, particularly after 1500. This development necessitated a notable expansion of their syntax and lexis, but is most characteristically reflected in the conventionalization of text types....

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Görlach, Manfred,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2008]
©2004
Year of Publication:2008
Edition:Reprint 2013
Language:English
Series:Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 139
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Physical Description:1 online resource (330 p.) :; 34 Faks.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Preface
  • 2. A history of text types: A componential
  • analysis
  • 3. Text types and the linguistic history of modern
  • English
  • 4. Text types and language history: The cooking
  • recipe
  • 5. Alinguistic history of advertising
  • 6. The church hymn
  • 7. Lexical entries
  • 8. Linguistic aspects of jokes
  • 9. Text types and the history of Scots
  • 10. Text types and Indian English
  • 11. Facsimiles
  • Backmatter

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