Mental Furniture from the Philosophers.

Author / Editor
Franklin, James.

Title
Mental Furniture from the Philosophers.

Published
ETC: A Review of General Semantics 40.2 (1983): 177-91.

Description
Assesses the epistemological implications of the growth in vocabulary in Middle English, focusing on Latin-derived terms for "very general concepts," many from philosophical discourse. Uses the OED and the MED as major sources, drawing evidence from, among others, works by Chaucer, especially Bo, TC, and CT.

Chaucer Subjects
Language and Word Studies
Boece
Troilus and Vriseyde
Canterbury Tales--General