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1 online resource (197 pages) : illustrations |
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North-Western European language evolution. Supplement, 0900-8675 ; vol. 15 |
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North-Western European language evolution. Supplement ; v. 15.
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| Summary |
This corpus-based study examines the lexical field of theft in the Anglo-Saxon law-codes and documents containing reports of lawsuits (charters, writs, and some chapters of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle). The individual Old English lexemes are analysed not only in terms of their meaning, collocation patterns, and Latin translations, but also, more unusually in a field-approach, with reference to their distribution over the various textual genres and the discourse strategies dominant in these. Although primarily linguistic in focus, a detailed description of the theft-offences and the wider context in which they occur should also be of interest to the historian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Syntax
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Criminal law -- England -- Language
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Larceny -- England -- History
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Old & Middle English.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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Criminal law -- Language
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English language -- Old English -- Syntax
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Larceny
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Oudengels.
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Wetteksten.
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Diefstal.
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England
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789027272812 |
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9027272816 |
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