Corpora and Language Change in Late Modern English

Late Modern English has traditionally been considered a period of linguistic stability in terms of language standardization. However, a careful examination of crucial aspects of its internal and external history reveals that this period still deserves scholarly attention. This book aims to offer valuable tools for the study of Late Modern English, along with a selection of studies that approach linguistic variation from various perspectives.
In the first part, the book provides an account of some available corpora for the study of Late Modern English, representing different text types such as medical English or private correspondence, among others. Additionally, these corpora cover various dialects and early new varieties of English.
In the second part, several corpus-based studies assess Late Modern English at different levels shedding light on the language of the period.

Javier Calle-Martín is a Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Málaga (Spain), where he teaches History of English and Quantitative Linguistics. His research interests include the History of the English Language and Manuscript Studies, with a focus on Late Middle English and Early Modern English scientific manuscripts. In recent years, he has also developed an interest in the standardization of English and the relationship between usage and prescription in Late Modern English.
Jesús Romero-Barranco is a member of the Department of English at the University of Málaga (Spain), where he is in charge of different subjects within English Linguistics. Among his research interests are English Historical Linguistics (early English scientific writing and early English correspondence), Ecdotics and morphosyntactic variation.