Meaning in the history of English : words and texts in context / edited by Andreas H. Jucker, Daniela Landert, Annina Seiler and Nicole Studer-Joho.

This article explores the use of evidentials, or markers of source of information in witness depositions from England in the period 1680-1710. By comparing the results with those from a previous study on the Salem witch trials (Grund 2012), I point to significant similarities in the linguistic forms...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors:	Jucker, Andreas H. (Editor), Landert, Daniela (Editor), Seiler, Annina (Editor), Studer-Joho, Nicole (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2013]
Series:	Studies in language companion series ; v. 148.
Subjects:	English language > History. Historical linguistics. English language. History.