Search for dissertations about: "A Corpus of English Dialogues 1560–1760"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words A Corpus of English Dialogues 1560–1760.

  2. 1. Gender-Related Terms in English Depositions, Examinations and Journals, 1670–1720

    Author : Sara Lilja; Merja Kytö; Pia Norell; Thomas Kohnen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : English language; adjectives; corpus linguistics; A Corpus of English Dialogues 1560–1760; demonstratives; depositions; Early Modern English; examinations; female; gender; gender-related terms; historical sociolinguistics; journals; male; Salem Witchcraft Papers; Engelska; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : This dissertation focuses on gender-related terms as well as adjectives and demonstratives in connection with these terms used in texts from the period 1670–1720. The material in the study has been drawn from both English and American sources and comes from three text categories: depositions, examinations and journals. READ MORE

  4. 2. Second Person Singular Pronouns in Early Modern English Dialogues 1560-1760

    Author : Terry Walker; Merja Kytö; Ulrich Busse; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; thou; you; variation; Early Modern English; speech-related genres; extra-linguistic factors; linguistic factors; macro-analysis; micro-analysis; corpus linguistics; historical pragmatics; historical sociolinguistics; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket; English; engelska;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a corpus-based investigation examining thou and you from 1560 to 1760 in three speech-related genres: Trials, Depositions, and Drama Comedy. Previous research has focused on Drama Comedy; especially little attention has been paid to Depositions. READ MORE