Chaucer's Language: On What Is Possible in Stylistic Analysis

Description: Hoad challenges critical discussions of specific words and syntactical emphases in Chaucer on the grounds that modern linguistic intuition is unreliable, comparison of medieval uses is often flawed, and medieval commentary can be misleading. Considers claims about emphasis deriving from word order and about connotations of "stalketh," "hende," "derne love," "lemman," "boystous," and other words.