Pragmatics in the History of English

"This book is a state-of-the-art overview of English historical pragmatics, covering a range of topics, including pragmatic markers, speech representation, address terms, speech acts, politeness, and registers, genres and style. It is essential reading for both students and scholars of English linguistics and historical linguistics"--

Laurel Brinton is Professor of English Language at the University of British Columbia. Recent publications include English Historical Linguistics (2017) and The Evolution of Pragmatic Markers in English (2017). She serves as co-editor of English Language and Linguistics.