Stereotyped Comparisons in the Language of Geoffrey Chaucer
- Author / Editor
- Calle Martin, Javier.
Stereotyped Comparisons in the Language of Geoffrey Chaucer
- Published
- SELIM: Journal of the Spanish Society for Mediaeval English Language and Literature 06 (1996): 64-84.
- Description
- Traces the classical and colloquial origins of Chaucer's stereotyped comparisons (e.g., "as stille as any ston," "white as chalk"); describes their syntax; and assesses the functions of grammar, alliteration, and prosody in the development of terms of comparison.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Language and Word Studies.