The Subjunctive in the Age of Prescriptivism: English and German Developments During the Eighteenth Century (Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change) - Softcover

Auer, A.

 
9781349365258: The Subjunctive in the Age of Prescriptivism: English and German Developments During the Eighteenth Century (Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change)
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ISBN 10: 1349365254 ISBN 13: 9781349365258
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

Synopsis

This monograph focuses on the description, use and development of the inflectional subjunctive in English and German in the eighteenth century. A close comparison between meta-linguistic comments (eighteenth-century grammars) and actual language usage (corpus study) allows the evaluation of the influence of prescriptivism on language change.

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About the Author

ANITA AUER is an Assistant Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands. She has taught and lectured in Austria, England and the Netherlands. Her research interests and publications are mainly focused on historical linguistics in relation to English and German.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1349365254
ISBN 13 
9781349365258
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
235

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