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Lists complex words (those with modifying prefixes and suffixes) and compound words in F. N. Robinson's "The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer," 2d ed.

Jimura compares the vocabulary of Criseyde to that of Troilus and Pandarus, seeking to define characteristics of aristocratic women's language in the fourteenth century.

Jimura compares the vocabulary of Criseyde to that of Troilus and Pandarus, seeking to define characteristics of aristocratic women's language in the fourteenth century.

Explores the use of "unsad," "untrewe," and "undiscreet" in ClT, relating these words to their stems--"sad," "trewe," and "discreet"--and to Chaucer's characterization of Griselda.

An investigation of the relationship between negatives and negative expressions, content, and characterization in ClT.

A sociolinguistic exploration of Criseyde's grammar, literacy, pronunciation, and verbosity, considered in relation to the vocabulary and syntax of fourteenth-century upper-class women.

In TC, descriptions of nature, including natural objects, plants, and animals, reflect the characters' emotions. When characters "act in harmony with nature," things go well; when they act against nature, they are destroyed by its "uncontrollable…

Charts word order in various editions of CT and TC with reference to manuscripts on which they are based. Although the evidence in CT is obscure, Root's edition of TC shows a marked tendency toward modern subject-verb-object syntax. Includes an…

A revised, abridged version of three previous essays: see SAC 17 (1995), no. 257 (Parts I and II), and SAC 19 (1997), no. 306 (Part III).

Tallies instances of variant spellings in modern editions of Chaucer's works, focusing on the loss of letters initially, medially, and finally. Data are derived from editions by Blake, Benson, and Robinson for CT, and Benson, Robinson, Windeatt, and…

Compares each line of TC in Larry Benson's, F. N. Robinson's, R. K. Root's, and B. A. Windeatt's editions in preparation for a larger study that will account for differences of word choice and syntax among these editions.

Tabulates Chaucer's collocations of adjectives with the Christian God and pagan gods in TC.

Some examples of metathesis in CT and TC (e.g., ax/ask, thurgh/thrugh, open/opne) may result from modern editorial selection; others (e.g., lisped/lipsed in GP 1.264-65) may indicate Chaucer's creative indication of individual speech patterns.

A study of Chaucer's works from a linguistic-stylistic approach, based on Jimura's doctoral dissertation (2002).

Examines Chaucer's varied and metaphorical use of "herte" in BD. In Japanese.

Discusses Chaucer's imagination, investigating the description of nature in TC. In Japanese.

Jimura cites instances of impersonal constructions in TC and KnT in which verbs of "occurrence or happening" (e.g., "befal," "hap") are used to present important events and to suggest inevitability.

Study of wine and ale in CT. In Japanese

Discusses Chaucer's proverbial wisdom in Mel. In Japanese

Examines Chaucer's use of the prefix "y"- in the history of the English language.

Illustrates how the descriptions of nature in TC reflect main characters' cognitive processes as well as the development of love.

Examines the meaning of "meat and drink" in Chaucer's texts, referring to the "OED" and biblical uses. Discusses the "process of idiomatization" of this expression by looking into its uses through Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, and Dickens.

Discusses how Chaucer's own familial relationships and home life are reflected in depictions of home and familial relationships in his works.

Analyzes examples of computer-assisted textual comparison amongst nine versions of CT.

Focuses on "Piers Plowman" (and considers TC), using "modern lyric criticism" as an approach to medieval narratives.