An Historical Novel or a Historical Novel? A Case of Variation in Spelling

Authors

  • Rodica Calciu University Charles de Gaulle-Lille 3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/elope.2.1-2.11-24

Keywords:

variants, loss of [h], synchrony, diachrony

Abstract

The form of the indefinite article before h is not an easy matter, as mentioned among others, by Jespersen, in A Modern English Grammar. The existence today of written corpora and other online resources allows for a wider and, hopefully, a more reliable examination of variants. The present paper presents the results obtained from an analysis of the forms of the indefinite article before words beginning with h found in the Gutenberg corpus, therefore, in literature, and in The British National Corpus (BNC). Quantitative data are presented and accounted for in a synchronic and diachronic perspective.

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ELOPE Vol. 2, No. 1-2

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Published

22.06.2005

How to Cite

Calciu, R. (2005). An Historical Novel or a Historical Novel? A Case of Variation in Spelling. ELOPE: English Language Overseas Perspectives and Enquiries, 2(1-2), 11–24. https://doi.org/10.4312/elope.2.1-2.11-24

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Vol. 2 No. 1-2 (2005): English Language and Literature Studies in the Context of European Language Diversity

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