Of what use is evolutionary science to society? Can evolutionary thinking provide us with the tools to better understand and even make positive changes to the w

“An important contribution . . . invaluable to anyone interested in the history of pragmatism and the influence of biology and evolution on pragmatic thinkers

This is a detailed diachronic study of a set of English pragmatic markers, providing insights concerning their syntactic and semantic development.

Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection challenges our very sense of belonging in the world. Unlike prior evolutionary theories, Darwinism construes spec

Based on a rich set of historical data, this book traces the development of pragmatic markers in English, from hwæt in Old English and whilom in Middle English