A Thesaurus of Old English, Volume 1

Introduction and Thesaurus. Second Revised Edition
Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-90-420-1573-9
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 131, 720 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1309 g

Reihe: Costerus New Series

A Thesaurus of Old English is conceptually arranged, and presents the vocabulary of Anglo-Saxon England within ordered categories. This allows the user to approach the materials of the Thesaurus by subject rather than through an alphabetic index as is the case for many thesauri. The provision of brief indications of meaning at all levels of this scheme allows word-senses to follow on from ideas explained, so that this thesaurus incorporates information about word meaning and could be described as an inside-out dictionary, with meanings first and then words.

In addition to providing hitherto unavailable information for linguists, historians of language, authors, students of English, and textual scholars, A Thesaurus of Old English is a rich resource for investigating social and cultural history, showing the development of concepts through the words that refer to them.

The Thesaurus can be consulted online at the University of Glasgow website.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Roberts, Jane

Kay, Christian J.

Grundy, Lynne

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction

A Thesaurus of Old English
1. The Physical World
2. Life and Death
3. Matter and Measurement
4. Material Needs
5. Existence
6. Mental Faculties
7. Opinion
8. Emotion
9. Language and Communication
10. Possession
11. Action and Utility
12. Social interaction
13. Peace and War
14. Law and Order
15. Property
16. Religion
17. Work
18. Leisure

Index