"In this fascinating study, Geoffrey Russom traces the evolution of the major English poetic traditions by reference to the evolution of the English language, and considers how verse forms are born, how they evolve, and why they die. Using a general theory of poetic form employi…
"In this fascinating study, Geoffrey Russom traces the evolution of the major English poetic traditions by reference to the evolution of the English language, and considers how verse forms are born, how they evolve, and why they die. Using a general theory of poetic form employi…
"In this fascinating study, Geoffrey Russom traces the evolution of the major English poetic traditions by reference to the evolution of the English language, and considers how verse forms are born, how they evolve, and why they die. Using a general theory of poetic form employi…
Providing students with an introduction to literature and its context from the 7th to 15th centuries, this text covers the historical, cultural and intellectual background of religion and philosophy, society and politics and art and culture, as well as major works and genres inc…
Providing students with an introduction to literature and its context from the 7th to 15th centuries, this text covers the historical, cultural and intellectual background of religion and philosophy, society and politics and art and culture, as well as major works and genres inc…
Grammaticalization and Discourse Functions Laurel J. Brinton. Chapter 2 Conceptual background 2.0. Introduction This chapter examines the scholarly literature on a number of concepts important for the study of pragmatic markers.