Studies in the History of the English Language VI :: Evidence and Method in Histories of English.

The relationships among data, evidence, and methodology in English historical linguistics are perennially vexed. This volume- which ranges chronologically from Old to Present-Day English and from manuscripts to corpora- challenges a wide variety of assumptions and practices and illustrates how diver...

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Main Author: Adams, Michael
Other Authors: Brinton, Laurel J., Fulk, R. D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2015.
Series:Topics in English Linguistics TiEL.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The relationships among data, evidence, and methodology in English historical linguistics are perennially vexed. This volume- which ranges chronologically from Old to Present-Day English and from manuscripts to corpora- challenges a wide variety of assumptions and practices and illustrates how diverse methods and approaches construct evidence for historical linguistic arguments from an increasingly large and diverse body of linguistic data.
Physical Description:1 online resource (344 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110345964
311034596X

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