Diachronic pragmatics seven case studies in English illocutionary development / [electronic resource] :
Leslie K. Arnovick.
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., 1999.
- 191 p.
- Pragmatics & beyond, new ser. 68 0922-842X ; .
- Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 68. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-181) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
English language--Discourse analysis. English language--Grammar, Historical. English language--Spoken English. Speech acts (Linguistics) Pragmatics.