The History of English. / Volume 4, : Early Modern English / / Laurel Brinton, Alexander Bergs.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2017
• HerausgeberIn: Bergs, Alexander,; Brinton, Laurel,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Mouton Reader ; Volume 4
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (IX, 335 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Abbreviations --; Chapter 1: Introduction --; Chapter 2: Early Modern English: Overview --; Chapter 3: Phonology --; Chapter 4: Morphology --; Chapter 5: Syntax --; Chapter 6: Lexicon and semantics --; Chapter 7: Pragmatics and discourse --; Chapter 8: Dialects --; Chapter 9: Language contact --; Chapter 10: Standardization --; Chapter 11: Sociolinguistics --; Chapter 12: Pronouns --; Chapter 13: Periphrastic DO --; Chapter 14: The Great Vowel Shift --; Chapter 15: Relativization --; Chapter 16: Literary language --; Chapter 17: The language of Shakespeare --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110525069; 9783110719543; 9783110540550; 9783110625264; 9783110547887
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110525069
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Laurel Brinton, Alexander Bergs.

This volume provides a comprehensive account of Early Modern English, organized by linguistic level. In seventeen individual chapters, written by recognized experts in the field, this volume not only presents detailed outlines of the traditional language levels, such as phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. It also explores key questions and debates, such as do-periphrasis, the Great Vowel Shift, pronouns and relativization, literary language (including the language of Shakespeare), and sociolinguistics, including contact and standardization. This volume provides a comprehensive account of Early Modern English, organized by linguistic level. The volume not only presents detailed outlines of the traditional language levels, it also explores key questions and debates, such as do-periphrasis, the Great Vowel Shift, pronouns and relativization, literary language (including the language of Shakespeare), and sociolinguistics, including contact and standardization.