The Sociopragmatics of Stance: Community, Language, and the Witness Depositions from the Salem Witch Trials

No Customer Reviews

Anchored in historical pragmatics, historical sociolinguistics, and corpus linguistics, this book weaves together a powerful narrative of the significance of stance marking in the history of English. Focusing on the community of practice that developed during the witch trials in Salem (Massachusetts) in 1692-1693, it showcases how witnesses and the recorders of their ca. 450 depositions deployed linguistic features to signal the evaluation of experiences...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:9027210594

ISBN13:9789027210593

Release Date:November 2021

Publisher:John Benjamins Publishing Company

Length:246 Pages

Related Subjects

Language Arts

Customer Reviews

0 rating

Write a review

ThriftBooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. We personally assess every book's quality and offer rare, out-of-print treasures. We deliver the joy of reading in recyclable packaging with free standard shipping on US orders over $15. ThriftBooks.com. Read more. Spend less.

Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks^® and the ThriftBooks^® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC

The Sociopragmatics of Stance: Community, Language, and the Witness Depositions from the Salem Witch Trials

Recommended

Customer Reviews

Popular Categories

Website

My Account

Partnerships

Quick Help

About Us

Follow Us