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The Subjunctive in the Age of Prescriptivism

English and German Developments During the Eighteenth Century

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  1. Anita Auer

    1. University of Utrecht, Netherlands

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Anita Auer
    Pages 1-15

  3. Eighteenth-Century English Grammarians and the Subjunctive Mood

    • Anita Auer
    Pages 16-61

  4. The Subjunctive Mood in Eighteenth-Century England: A Corpus Study

    • Anita Auer
    Pages 62-86

  5. Eighteenth-Century German Grammars and the Subjunctive Mood

    • Anita Auer
    Pages 87-132

  6. The Subjunctive Mood in Eighteenth-Century Germany and Austria: A Corpus Study

    • Anita Auer
    Pages 133-156

  7. Standardisation Processes in England and the German-Speaking Areas

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    Pages 157-187

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 188-221
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This monograph focuses on the description, use and development of the inflectional subjunctive in English and German in the eighteenth century. A close comparison between meta-linguistic comments (eighteenth-century grammars) and actual language usage (corpus study) allows the evaluation of the influence of prescriptivism on language change.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Utrecht, Netherlands

    Anita Auer

About the author

ANITA AUER is an Assistant Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands. She has taught and lectured in Austria, England and the Netherlands. Her research interests and publications are mainly focused on historical linguistics in relation to English and German.

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