Chaucer

Author / Editor
Pakkala-Weckström, Mari.

Title
Chaucer

Published
Andreas H. Jucker and Irma Taavitsainen, eds. Historical Pragmatics. Handbooks of Pragmatics, no. 8 (New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2010), pp. 219-45.

Series
Handbooks of Pragmatics, no. 08.

Description
Defines pragmaphilology as a field of study, explains why Chaucer is an important focus for study in the field, surveys the pragmaphilological work that has been done concerning Chaucer, and makes suggestions for future directions. Much of the work that has been done relates to speech acts (especially insults, threats, and promises), forms of address, and pronouns.

Contributor
Jucker, Andreas H., ed.
Taavitsainenm Irma, ed.

Alternative Title
Historical Pragmatics.

Chaucer Subjects
Language and Word Studies