Obsolete Scandinavian Loanwords in English

ISBN-13: 9783631613160 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 266 str.

Magdalena Bator

Opis

So far, no comprehensive study of the obsolescence of Scandinavian loanwords in English has ever been published. This book remedies that situation, and presents an analysis of the causes of obsolescence of Scandinavian loanwords in English since the 15th century. The study has mainly been based on the Oxford English Dictionary and the Middle English Dictionary. Over 300 loanwords have been selected, grouped into semantic fields and analysed. To account for their disappearance, reasons such as the rivalry of synonyms, the exclusive use in local dialects, the disappearance of the referent as well as rare occurrence or phonological changes were investigated.

Spis treści

Contents: Viking invasions - Scandinavian loanwords in English - Obsolescence of vocabulary - Rivalry between synonyms - Scandinavian vs. native vocabulary - Scandinavian vs. French loans.

O autorze

Magdalena Bator, born in 1980, received her Ph.D. from Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan (Poland) in 2008. Currently she is lecturer at the School of English at the Academy of Management (Spoleczna Wyzsza Szkola Przedsiebiorczosci i Zarzadzania) in Warsaw (Poland). Her research interests focus on various aspects of English historical linguistics, in particular historical lexicology.