Helen Bromhead. The reign of truth and faith: Epistemic expressions in 16th and 17th century English. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2009. xi+319 pp. ISBN 978-3-11-020559-6(hb) 978-3-11-021602-8(eb)

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Julie Van Bogaert | Ghent University, Research Foundation - Flanders

Published online: 13 October 2011

https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.18.2.08van

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Helen Bromhead. The reign of truth and faith: Epistemic expressions in 16th and 17th century English. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2009. xi+319 pp. ISBN 978-3-11-020559-6(hb) 978-3-11-021602-8(eb)

Helen Bromhead. The reign of truth and faith: Epistemic expressions in 16th and 17th century English. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2009. xi+319 pp. ISBN 978-3-11-020559-6(hb) 978-3-11-021602-8(eb)