Joinings : compound words in Old English literature / Jonathan Davis-Secord.
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TextSeries: Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ; 20.Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : University of Toronto Press, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Compound words
- English literature -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism
- Anglais (Langue) -- ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) -- Mots composés
- Littérature anglaise -- ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) -- Histoire et critique
- HISTORY -- Medieval
- English language -- Old English -- Compound words
- English literature -- Old English
- Komposition Wortbildung
- Altenglisch
- Literatur
- English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Compound words
- English literature -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism
- 450-1100
- 429.2 23
- PE161 .D38 2016eb
- cci1icc
- coll13
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1. Introduction: Connecting Grammar, Style, and Culture -- 2. Compounds as Translation Tools -- 3. Compound Interest -- 4. Compound Discourses in the Old English Boethius and Juliana -- 5. Controlling Pace in Prose: Wulfstan's Old English Homilies -- 6. Controlling Pace in Poetry: Beowulf -- 7. Conclusion: Ubi Est Aelfric?
The first comprehensive study of the use of compound words in Old English poetry, homilies, and philosophy, Joinings explores the effect of compounds on style, pace, clarity, and genre in Anglo-Saxon vernacular literature.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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