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Etymology in the medieval sense of the term could involve a number of different processes: for example, aspects of word-formation, such as analysis of a compound or derivative, or explanation of a word in terms of onomatopoeia or sound-symbolism or by association with one or more similar-sounding words that were felt to shed light on the ...
20 mar 2019 · Medieval Literature is defined broadly as any work written in Latin or the vernacular between c. 476-1500, including philosophy, religious treatises, legal texts, as well as works of the imagination.
The world's largest searchable database of Middle English lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500. An invaluable resource for lexicographers, language scholars, and all scholars in medieval studies.
Etymology is the study of the origins of words. Before the beginnings of large-scale modern lexicography in the 16th century and the development of the comparative method in the 18th, a scientific etymology (in the sense understood by modern linguistics) was not possible.
24 lip 2024 · A stimulating overview of Middle English popular literature: texts that have roots in oral tradition, that were intended to have broad appeal, and that employ a stylistic register lower than that of the courtly works.
This book presents case studies of the uses of etymology and wordplay in a number of medieval literatures (Latin, Old French, Middle High German, Italian, Old Irish, Old English, Old Norse, Slavic).
Etymology is an essential tool in tracing the origin and development of individual words. It is also indispensable for identifying, from a diachronic perspective, what the individual words of a language are, e.g. whether file ‘type of metal tool’ and file ‘set of documents’ share a common history or show different origins.
