Aspects of Patterning in the Vocabulary of Chaucer, with Particular Reference to His Courtly Terminology, Volume 1
- Author / Editor
- Burnley, J. D.
Aspects of Patterning in the Vocabulary of Chaucer, with Particular Reference to His Courtly Terminology, Volume 1
- Published
- Durham Theses. Durham University. [http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/7918/].
- Description
- Examines the semantics of approximately fifty words that signify "benevolence and malevolence within courtly contexts in the works of Chaucer," exploring them diachronically and attending to "extralinguistic" factors in order to pursue a "literary critical procedure" that combines descriptive linguistics with literary and intellectual history. Thesis completed in 1971.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Language and Word Studies