Norms and usage in language history, 1600-1900 : a sociolinguistic and comparative perspective / Edited by Gijsbert Rutten, Universiteit Leiden ; Rik Vosters, Vrije Universiteit Brussel ; Wim Vandenbussche, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
"Historical sociolinguistics has successfully challenged the traditional focus on standardization in linguistic historiography. Extensive research on newly uncovered textual resources has shown the widespread variation in the written language of the past that was previously hidden or neglected....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Publishing Company,
[2015]
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| Series: | Advances in historical sociolinguistics ;
v. 3. |
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| Summary: | "Historical sociolinguistics has successfully challenged the traditional focus on standardization in linguistic historiography. Extensive research on newly uncovered textual resources has shown the widespread variation in the written language of the past that was previously hidden or neglected. The time has come to integrate both perspectives, and to reassess the importance of language norms, standardization and prescription on the basis of sound empirical studies of large corpora of texts. The chapters in this volume discuss the interplay of language norms and language use in the history of Dutch, English, French and German between 1600 and 1900. Written by leading experts in the field, each chapter focuses on one language and one century. A substantial introductory chapter puts the twelve research chapters into a comparative perspective."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027268792 (pdf) 9027268797 (pdf) |
| ISSN: | 2214-1057 ; |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |