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TY - JOUR
T1 - Historical pragmatics and dialogue
T2 - Early Modern English negatives and beyond
AU - Culpeper, Jonathan Vaughan
AU - Van Olmen, Daniel
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Affirmatives and negatives raise interesting issues for both grammar and pragmatics. This paper focusses on the Early Modern English negatives no and nay, and their role in the question-response system. Using data from Shakespeare’s plays and corpus methods, we note the demise of 'nay', and the specific uses and pragmatic meanings of 'no' and 'nay'. We conclude by discussing our key findings in a broader theoretical and cross-linguistic perspective.
AB - Affirmatives and negatives raise interesting issues for both grammar and pragmatics. This paper focusses on the Early Modern English negatives no and nay, and their role in the question-response system. Using data from Shakespeare’s plays and corpus methods, we note the demise of 'nay', and the specific uses and pragmatic meanings of 'no' and 'nay'. We conclude by discussing our key findings in a broader theoretical and cross-linguistic perspective.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 20
SP - 4
EP - 16
JO - 語用論研究 Studies in Pragmatics
JF - 語用論研究 Studies in Pragmatics
ER -