Policy and Polysemy : A Case Study of 'Silly' in Chaucer
- Author / Editor
- Dor, Juliette.
Policy and Polysemy : A Case Study of 'Silly' in Chaucer
- Published
- A. J. Tops, Betty Devriendt, and Steven Geukens, eds. Thinking English Grammar: To Honour Xavier Dekeyser, Professor Emeritus (Leuven: Peeters, 1999), pp. 33-40.
- Description
- Lexicographical information on sely is inconsistent and often based on the assumption that there was no historical overlap between "pious-good" and "foolish-simple." Chaucer's uses of the term capitalize on uncertainty of tone in LGW, making it difficult to determine whether love's martyrs are silly or holy.
- Alternative Title
- Thinking English Grammar: To Honour Xavier Dekeyser, Professor Emeritus.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Language and Word Studies.
- Legend of Good Women.