'Li livres de confort de Philosophie' by Jean de Meun and 'Boece' by Geoffrey Chaucer: The Use of Prepositions (de/of, a/to) and the Problem of French Influence on Middle English
- Author / Editor
- Zholudeva, Liubov.
'Li livres de confort de Philosophie' by Jean de Meun and 'Boece' by Geoffrey Chaucer: The Use of Prepositions (de/of, a/to) and the Problem of French Influence on Middle English
- Published
- J. Martin Arista, et al., eds. Convergent Approaches to Medieval English Language and Literature (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars, 2012), pp. 159-75.
- Description
- Comparative analysis of "Li livres de confort" and Bo, and study of French linguistic influence on English, with special focus on prepositions. The comparison shows a prevailing tendency to reproduce the structures and usages of French, though only in a measured way: Chaucer also substituted French words and structures with indigenous ones in an attempt to develop English as a literary language.
- Alternative Title
- Convergent Approaches to Medieval English Language and Literature.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Language and Word Studies
- Boece
- Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations