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Norse-derived vocabulary in late Old English texts : Wulfstan's works, a case study / Sara M. Pons-Sanz.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: North-Western European language evolution. Supplement ; ; v. 22.Publication details: Odense : University Press of Southern Denmark ; Portland, OR : Distribution in the United States by International Specialized Book Services, ©2007.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 318 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789027272737
  • 9027272735
  • 9788776741969
  • 8776741966
  • 1283574381
  • 9781283574389
  • 9786613886835
  • 6613886831
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Norse-derived vocabulary in late Old English texts.DDC classification:
  • 829/.1 22
LOC classification:
  • PR1799 .P66 2007eb
Other classification:
  • 18.04
  • GW 1180
  • HE 370
  • HH 2265
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Contents:
NORTH-WESTERN EUROPEANLANGUAGE EVOLUTION -Supplement vol. 22; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 -- WULFSTAN'S CANON AND STYLE; CHAPTER 2 -TERMINOLOGY AND PROCEDURAL DECISIONS; CHAPTER 3 -- WULFSTAN'S NORSE-DERIVED LEGAL VOCABULARYI: THE LAGU WORD-FIELD; CHAPTER 4 -WULFSTAN'S NORSE-DERIVED LEGAL VOCABULARYII: THE GRIo WORD-FIELD; CHAPTER 5 -WULFSTAN'S NORSE-DERIVED LEGAL VOCABULARYIII: REMAINING TERMS; CHAPTER 6 -OTHER NORSE-DERIVED TECHNICAL TERMS INWULFSTAN'S WORKS
CHAPTER 7 -REASONS FOR THE PRESENCE OF NORSE-DERIVEDVOCABULARY IN WULFSTAN'S WORKSCHAPTER 8 -WULFSTAN'S IMPACT ON THE LEGAL LANGUAGE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; WORD INDEX
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Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-303) and index.

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NORTH-WESTERN EUROPEANLANGUAGE EVOLUTION -Supplement vol. 22; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 -- WULFSTAN'S CANON AND STYLE; CHAPTER 2 -TERMINOLOGY AND PROCEDURAL DECISIONS; CHAPTER 3 -- WULFSTAN'S NORSE-DERIVED LEGAL VOCABULARYI: THE LAGU WORD-FIELD; CHAPTER 4 -WULFSTAN'S NORSE-DERIVED LEGAL VOCABULARYII: THE GRIo WORD-FIELD; CHAPTER 5 -WULFSTAN'S NORSE-DERIVED LEGAL VOCABULARYIII: REMAINING TERMS; CHAPTER 6 -OTHER NORSE-DERIVED TECHNICAL TERMS INWULFSTAN'S WORKS

CHAPTER 7 -REASONS FOR THE PRESENCE OF NORSE-DERIVEDVOCABULARY IN WULFSTAN'S WORKSCHAPTER 8 -WULFSTAN'S IMPACT ON THE LEGAL LANGUAGE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; WORD INDEX

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.

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