Corpora: Journal of English Linguistics: Special Issue

[Charles Meyer]

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                            Journal of English Linguistics
                                    March 2000
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                        Special Issue on Historical Corpora
                    Edited by Anne Curzan and Charles Meyer

CONTENTS

The World of English Historical Corpora: from Caedmon to the Computer
Age
        -Matti Rissanen

Historical Change in the Language Use of Women and Men: Gender
Differences in Dramatic Dialogue
        -Doug Biber and Jená Burges

Gender Differences in the Evolution of Standard English: Evidence from
the Corpus of Early English Correspondence
        -Terttu Nevalainen

Conventions of Professional Writing: The Medical Case Report in a
Historical Perspective
        -Irma Taavitsainen and Päivi Pahta

English Historical Corpora in the Classroom: the Intersection of
Teaching and Research
        -Anne Curzan

REVIEWS

The English Language: An Owner’s Manual
        -Lee Thomas and Stephen Tchudi
              Reviewed by Matt Bauer

Language in Canada
        -Edited by John Edwards
              Reviewed by Margery Fee

Describing Spoken English: An Introduction
        -Charles W. Kreidler
              Reviewed by Charles Boberg

See the journal website for submission and subscription information:

    http://www.cs.umb.edu/~meyer/jengl/home.html