English Historical Pragmatics - (Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced) by Andreas H Jucker & Irma Taavitsainen (Paperback)

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to historical pragmatics, offering advanced linguistic students a solid grounding in the field and teaching them how to analyze language in social, cultural, and historical contexts.

With case studies on politeness, news discourse, and scientific discourse, this book offers new insights into the analysis of discourse markers, interjections, terms of address, and speech acts.

The authors skillfully navigate complex theories and provide a detailed description and explanation of key areas of English Language study, making it an essential read for anyone interested in the field.