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Based on a rich set of historical data, this book traces the development of pragmatic markers in English, from hwt in Old English and whilom in Middle English to whatever and I'm just saying in present-day English. Laurel J. Brinton carefully maps the syntactic origins and development of these forms, and critically examines postulated unilineal pathways, such as from

Title : The Evolution of Pragmatic Markers in English: Pathways of Change
Author : Laurel J Brinton
Language : en
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