Comments on: British English and American English (Part 2) http://www.english-blogs.com/british_english_and_american_english_part_2/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jon_Roland http://www.english-blogs.com/british_english_and_american_english_part_2/comment-page-1/#comment-7634 Jon_Roland Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:08:30 +0000 http://www.english-blogs.com/british_english_and_american_english_part_2/#comment-7634 I am looking for scholarly articles on the common English idiom, especially in the 18th century, of using the same word for an activity and those engaged in it. Some examples include: service assembly movement wedding viking congregation aggregation delegation march ministry court militia hunt police hospital university Indeed, it appears that in the 18th century almost any word for an activity was commonly also used to refer to those engaged in it. It seems that this should have been thoroughly investigated, but would like cites to such studies. I am looking for scholarly articles on the common English idiom, especially in the 18th century, of using the same word for an activity and those engaged in it. Some examples include:
service
assembly
movement
wedding
viking
congregation
aggregation
delegation
march
ministry
court
militia
hunt
police
hospital
university

Indeed, it appears that in the 18th century almost any word for an activity was commonly also used to refer to those engaged in it. It seems that this should have been thoroughly investigated, but would like cites to such studies.

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