Within the continuum of spoken and written English some variations, e. g. the varying usage of negation and the opposition of pronominal usage, can be explained with reference to the varying characteristics of speech and writing. The origins of these variations, however, cannot be explained along these lines. After rendering some basic concepts, I would like to propose a view which accounts for the given variations with regards to the mentioned period of the history of the Standard English dialect. The paper will show that quite a lot of the variations which nowadays occur along the spoken/written divide equal those features which early grammarians, such as Robert Lowth or Joseph Priestley, discussed referring to good or bad language...
The English language is a complex system and it is difficult to know what to expect, when a language...
To what extent is it possible to interpret the data of pronouncing dictionaries of the 18th century ...
Eighteenth-century English is often associated with normative grammar. But to what extent did prescr...
Within the continuum of spoken and written English some variations, e. g. the varying usage of nega...
In the course of the Middle English period, a number of major changes took place in the structure of...
From a linguistic point of view, the 18th and 19th century1 are very different from the preceding ce...
In historical language scholarship, it has been usual to assume that The transmission of language fr...
This collection of essays focuses on current approaches to variation and change in historical Englis...
Past studies of the variable (ING) have demonstrated regular and stable social and stylistic conditi...
This chapter examines the consolidation of attitudes and praxis in relation to the emergence of a su...
The present paper presents the state of the art of research related to hypothesized changes from abo...
Past studies of the variable (ING) have demonstrated regular and stable social and stylistic conditi...
Aims and Scope This collection of essays focuses on current approaches to variation and change in...
The history of English contains numerous examples of “improved” spellings. English scribes frequent...
To what extent is it possible to interpret the data of pronouncing dictionaries of the 18th century ...
The English language is a complex system and it is difficult to know what to expect, when a language...
To what extent is it possible to interpret the data of pronouncing dictionaries of the 18th century ...
Eighteenth-century English is often associated with normative grammar. But to what extent did prescr...
Within the continuum of spoken and written English some variations, e. g. the varying usage of nega...
In the course of the Middle English period, a number of major changes took place in the structure of...
From a linguistic point of view, the 18th and 19th century1 are very different from the preceding ce...
In historical language scholarship, it has been usual to assume that The transmission of language fr...
This collection of essays focuses on current approaches to variation and change in historical Englis...
Past studies of the variable (ING) have demonstrated regular and stable social and stylistic conditi...
This chapter examines the consolidation of attitudes and praxis in relation to the emergence of a su...
The present paper presents the state of the art of research related to hypothesized changes from abo...
Past studies of the variable (ING) have demonstrated regular and stable social and stylistic conditi...
Aims and Scope This collection of essays focuses on current approaches to variation and change in...
The history of English contains numerous examples of “improved” spellings. English scribes frequent...
To what extent is it possible to interpret the data of pronouncing dictionaries of the 18th century ...
The English language is a complex system and it is difficult to know what to expect, when a language...
To what extent is it possible to interpret the data of pronouncing dictionaries of the 18th century ...
Eighteenth-century English is often associated with normative grammar. But to what extent did prescr...