The Subjunctive in the Age of Prescriptivism
| Author | : A. Auer |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 2008-12-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230584365 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230584365 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (365 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Subjunctive in the Age of Prescriptivism by : A. Auer
Download or read book The Subjunctive in the Age of Prescriptivism written by A. Auer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-12-19 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph focuses on the description, use and development of the inflectional subjunctive in English and German in the eighteenth century. A close comparison between meta-linguistic comments (eighteenth-century grammars) and actual language usage (corpus study) allows the evaluation of the influence of prescriptivism on language change.
