Meaning in the history of English : words and texts in context /

This article explores the use of evidentials, or markers of source of information in witness depositions from England in the period 1680-1710. By comparing the results with those from a previous study on the Salem witch trials (Grund 2012), I point to significant similarities in the linguistic forms...

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Other Authors: Jucker, Andreas H. (Editor), Landert, Daniela (Editor), Seiler, Annina (Editor), Studer-Joho, Nicole (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013
Series:Studies in language companion series ; v. 148.
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