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What is The Evolution of Pragmatic Markers in English : Pathways of Change about?
Based on a rich set of historical data, this book traces the development of pragmatic markers in English, from hw't 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 exami
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Laurel J. Brinton
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781107129054
- Category
- language
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Linguistics, Language Learning
- Updated
- 2026-03-24