Norse-derived vocabulary in late Old English texts :: Wulfstan's works, a case study /

This book focuses on the Norse-derived vocabulary in the works of Archbishop Wulfstan II of York (d. 1023). A considerable advantage derives from studying Wulfstan's compositions because, unlike most Old English texts, they are closely dateable and, to a certain extent, localizable. Thus, they...

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1. Verfasser: Pons-Sanz, Sara María
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Odense : Portland, OR : University Press of Southern Denmark ; Distribution in the United States by International Specialized Book Services, ©2007.
Schriftenreihe:North-Western European language evolution. Supplement ; v. 22.
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Zusammenfassung:This book focuses on the Norse-derived vocabulary in the works of Archbishop Wulfstan II of York (d. 1023). A considerable advantage derives from studying Wulfstan's compositions because, unlike most Old English texts, they are closely dateable and, to a certain extent, localizable. Thus, they offer excellent material for the examination of the process of integration and accommodation of Norse-derived vocabulary in Old English. After establishing the list of terms which can be accepted to be Norse-derived, this book analyses their relations with their native synonyms, both from a semantic and.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 318 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-303) and index.
ISBN:9789027272737
9027272735
9788776741969
8776741966
1283574381
9781283574389
9786613886835
6613886831
ISSN:0900-8675 ;

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