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1. Pronominal Gender in English

   A Study of English Varieties from a Cross-Linguistic Perspective

   By Peter Siemund

   Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

   This book investigates the use of English third person pronouns (he, she, it) across different varieties of English, where we frequently find he and she used for inanimate objects (the tree – he, the house – he, the bucket – he, but the water – it). It is the first book-length study of this subject...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Dislocated Elements in Discourse

   Syntactic, Semantic, and Pragmatic Perspectives

   Edited by Benjamin Shaer, Philippa Cook, Werner Frey, Claudia Maienborn

   Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

   This volume is about 'dislocation' – the removal of phrases from their canonical positions in a sentence to its left or right edge. Dislocation encompasses a wide range of linguistic phenomena, related to nominal and adverbial expressions and to the information structuring notions of topic and...

   Published August 14th 2011 by Routledge
3. Reciprocity in English

   Historical Development and Synchronic Structure

   By Florian Haas

   Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

   Although the grammatical expression of reciprocal (or ‘mutual’) situations in the languages of the world has received a surprising amount of attention in recent years, so far no comprehensive study specifically dealing with the historical development and synchronic structure of English reciprocal...

   Published December 9th 2009 by Routledge
4. Vernacular Universals and Language Contacts

   Evidence from Varieties of English and Beyond

   Edited by Markku Filppula, Juhani Klemola, Heli Paulasto

   Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

   In this book, contributors have been brought together to discuss the role of two major factors shaping the grammars of different varieties of English (and of other languages) all over the world: so-called vernacular universals and contact-induced change. Rather than assuming a general typological...

   Published December 21st 2008 by Routledge
5. English and Celtic in Contact

   By Markku Filppula, Juhani Klemola, Heli Paulasto

   Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

   This book provides the first comprehensive account of the history and extent of Celtic influences in English. Drawing on both original research and existing work, it covers both the earliest medieval contacts and their linguistic effects and the reflexes of later, early modern and modern contacts,...

   Published May 27th 2008 by Routledge
6. The Grammar of Identity

   Intensifiers and Reflexives in Germanic Languages

   By Volker Gast

   Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

   English self-forms and related words from other Germanic languages (e.g. Dutch zelf, Swedish själv, etc.) are used in two different functions: as ‘intensifiers’ (e.g. The president himself made the decision) and as markers of reflexivity (John criticized himself). On the basis of a comparative...

   Published July 27th 2006 by Routledge
7. Language Processing in Discourse

   A Key to Felicitous Translation

   By Monika Doherty

   Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

   This book argues that language systems determine language use to a greater extent than is generally assumed. The author demonstrates how the typological characteristics of a language determine even the most general aspects of our stylistic preferences.Through extensive analysis of examples in...

   Published April 3rd 2002 by Routledge
8. Negation in Non-Standard British English

   Gaps, Regularizations and Asymmetries

   By Lieselotte Anderwald

   Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

   Despite the advances of radio and television and increasing mobility and urbanization, spoken English is by no means becoming more like the written standard. English dialect grammar, however, is still a new and relatively undeveloped area of research, and most studies to date are either restricted...

   Published February 27th 2002 by Routledge
9. Stretched Verb Constructions in English

   By D. J. Allerton

   Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

   Constructions such as 'make an accusation against', or 'give one's approval for' can be seen as 'stretched' versions of simple verbs, such as 'accuse' or 'approve of'. What is the precise linguistic nature of stretched verbs, and how many basic types are there? What kinds of grammatical connections...

   Published December 12th 2001 by Routledge
10. Intensifiers in English and German

    A Comparison

    Edited by Peter Siemund

    Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

    This book deals with expressions like English myself, yourself, himself and so on, and German selbst from a perspective of language comparison. It is the first book-length study of intensifiers ever written. The study investigates the syntax and semantics of these expressions and provides a...

    Published November 24th 1999 by Routledge