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Keys to the History of English
Diachronic linguistic change, morpho-syntax and lexicography
Selected papers from the 21st ICEHL
This volume brings together contributions selected from papers delivered at the 21st International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL, Leiden 2021). The contributions deal with various aspects of English language across time and geographical space, shedding light on both long-term developments and singular documents of particular linguistic interest. A wide range of methodologies are represented, including corpus linguistics, acoustic phonetics and philology. Chapters showcase work on syntax and word order (parataxis and hypotaxis from Old to Late Modern English; left-dislocation in Old English; do-support in Scots), diachronic linguistic change (phonological developments of lateral /l/ in English; modality in noun clauses from Old to Early Modern English; editorial practices of Middle English punctuation across time) and lexicography and lexis (Old English glosses of the Durham Ritual; Old English lexicographers from 17th-century Germany; lexical differences between Old and Middle English; Yiddish loanwords in English). This volume will be of interest to those working on morphology, syntax and lexicography of English, historical linguistics, language change, history of linguistics, computational historical linguistics and related sub-disciplines.
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 363] 2024. vii, 235 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 23 March 2024
Published online on 23 March 2024
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
- Foreword | pp. vii–viii
- Introduction: Keys to the history of EnglishThijs Porck, Moragh Gordon and Luisella Caon | pp. 1–7
- Part I. Syntax and word order
- Parataxis and hypotaxis in the history of EnglishGeorge Walkden | pp. 10–33
- Two types of left-dislocation in Old EnglishArtur Bartnik | pp. 34–52
- Subject-verb agreement and the rise of do-support in the period of anglicisation of ScotsLisa Gotthard | pp. 53–79
- Part II. Diachronic linguistic change
- A modern light on diachronic processes affecting coda /l/ in EnglishGjertrud F. Stenbrenden | pp. 82–102
- Modality and the English subjunctive in noun clauses: A diachronic studyLilo Moessner | pp. 103–119
- Some philological implications of punctuation in editions of Middle English textsSabina Nedelius | pp. 120–141
- Part III. Lexicography and lexis
- The unfinished double glosses in Durham Cathedral Library, MS A.iv.19Christopher Langmuir | pp. 144–165
- Early modern manuscripts containing Old English dictionaries in England and northern Germany: From John Joscelyn to Dietrich von StadeMelanie Vollbrecht | pp. 166–190
- Loss of wiþer-words in EnglishMarta Sylwanowicz and Anna Wojtyś | pp. 191–211
- Investigating the dynamics of the lexicon: A socio-historical perspective of the borrowing of Yiddish words into EnglishJulia Landmann | pp. 212–232
- Index | pp. 233–235
“The volume highlights the immense value of both state-of-the-art corpus studies and rigorous philological investigations of historical manuscripts. By bringing together these diverse approaches, the book underlines the importance of integrating traditional and computational methodologies in linguistic research as keys for gaining fresh insights into the history of English.”
Christine Elsweiler, University of Innsbruck, in English Language and Linguistics (2025)