| The Subjunctive in the Age of Prescriptivism: English and German Developments During the Eighteenth Century 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Auer, A. (Author), Loparo, Kenneth A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1349365254 ISBN-13: 9781349365258 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 425 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.61 lbs) 221 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |