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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pons-Sanz, Sara María
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Odense : Portland, OR : University Press of Southern Denmark ; Distribution in the United States by International Specialized Book Services, ©2007.
Colección:North-Western European language evolution. Supplement ; v. 22.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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