The Reign of Truth and Faith : Epistemic Expressions in 16th and 17th Century English.
The book explores the semantics and pragmatics of epistemic expressions in 16th and 17th century English: verily, in faith, I ween and others. Using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach, evidence from texts and collocations, and adducing cultural evidence, the work argues for the existen...
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Language: | English |
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Berlin :
Walter de Gruyter, Inc.,
2009
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |