Studies in the history of the English language II
Subtitle: unfolding conversations
By: edited by Anne Curzan, Kimberly Emmons.
Contributors: Curzan, Anne.; Emmons, Kimberly, 1972-
Series: Topics in English linguistics
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
Subjects: English language -- History -- Congresses.; English language -- Grammar, Historical -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Unfolding conversations
Description: "In the present volume, scholars from North America and Europe address a broad spectrum of research topics in historical English linguistics, including new theories and methods such as Optimality Theory and corpus linguistics, and traditional fields such as phonology and syntax." "This volume captures an ongoing conversation at the heart of historical English linguistics: the question of evidence and historical reconstruction."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Papers originally delievered at the biennial meeting of the Studies in History of the English Language conference, University of Washington, Seattle, in March 2002.