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OverviewThe most rigorous description ever undertaken of the Scandinavian influence on the vocabulary of a major Middle English text, and a new model for the collection and analysis of Norse loans in any English source. A new survey of the etymological evidence for nearly 500 words in one of the most famous and important Middle English poems Conducted in accordance with a groundbreaking new system of etymological classification, and with references to all relevant previous scholarship going back to the nineteenth century Contains new insights into the etymologies, forms, meanings and textual interpretation of hundreds of Middle English words Includes a new introduction to the scholarly study of the Old Norse influence on English vocabulary, including a detailed discussion of methodologies Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Dance (Soft Resources, Inc., Seattle, Washington)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Edition: Volume 1 Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9781119580027ISBN 10: 1119580021 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 06 September 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRichard Dance is Reader in Early English in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic in the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of St Catharine’s College. He is the author of a number of books and articles about the language and literature of the Old and Middle English periods, and is especially interested in vocabulary, etymology and the language of early English poetry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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