The Adjective 'Weary' in Middle English Structures : A Syntactic-Semantic Study
- Author / Editor
- Nevanlinna, Saara.
The Adjective 'Weary' in Middle English Structures : A Syntactic-Semantic Study
- Published
- Irma Taavitsainen, Terttu Nevalainen, Päivi Pahta, and Matti Rissanen, eds. Placing Middle English in Context (Berlin and New York: Gruyter, 2000), pp. 339-56.
- Description
- Traces uses of various prepositions ('of,' 'for,' 'with,' and 'in') and participles in conjunction with the adjective 'weary,' identifying when and where the uses were most frequent in Old and Middle English. Draws examples from Chaucer.
- Alternative Title
- Placing Middle English in Context.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Language and Word Studies.