: Helen Bromhead
: The Reign of Truth and Faith Epistemic Expressions in 16th and 17th Century English
: De Gruyter Mouton
: 9783110216028
: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]ISSN
: 1
: CHF 168.20
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: Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft
: English
: 330
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The book explores the semantics and pragmatics of epistemic expressions in 16th and 17th century English:verily,i faith,I weenand others. Using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach, evidence from texts and collocations, and adducing cultural evidence, the work argues for the existence of a distinct epistemic ethos in 16th and 17th centuryways of thinking and speaking, an ethos of truth, faith, and certainty.

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Helen Bromhead, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Frontmatter1
Table of contents7
Chapter 1. Introduction12
Chapter 2. NSM and historical semantics41
Chapter 3. Verily67
Chapter 4. Surely90
Chapter 5. Forsooth109
Chapter 6. By my troth, in truth133
Chapter 7. By my faith, in faith161
Chapter 8. Methinks, I think189
Chapter 9. I wot217
Chapter 10. I ween233
Chapter 11. I suppose255
Chapter 12. I trow274
Chapter 13. Concluding remarks291