{"product_id":"words-derived-from-old-norse-in-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-an-etymological-survey-paperback-softback-9781119580027","title":"Words Derived from Old Norse in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; An Etymological Survey (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119580027","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWords Derived from Old Norse in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Etymological Survey\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Dance (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119580027, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 September 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 14.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.386 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most rigorous description ever undertaken of the Scandinavian influence on the vocabulary of a major Middle English text, and a new model for the collection and analysis of Norse loans in any English source.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new survey of the etymological evidence for nearly 500 words in one of the most famous and important Middle English poems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConducted in accordance with a groundbreaking new system of etymological classification, and with references to all relevant previous scholarship going back to the nineteenth century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains new insights into the etymologies, forms, meanings and textual interpretation of hundreds of Middle English words\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a new introduction to the scholarly study of the Old Norse influence on English vocabulary, including a detailed discussion of methodologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements iv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and conventions vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroductory essays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introductory remarks 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Backgrounds 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 About this book 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Sir Gawain and the ‘Scandinavian Element’ 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 The identification of Old Norse input 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1 Assumptions and interpretations 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2 On evidence 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Types and uses of structural evidence 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.1 Systematic formal evidence: Type A 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.2 Other structural categories: Types B, C and D 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Circumstantial evidence 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.1 Germanic distribution 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.2 Dialect distribution in England 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Categories and probabilities: other labels in the Survey 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 The Survey: inclusions and exclusions 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 The entries: format and conventions 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Type A and Formal Criteria \u003c\/b\u003e76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Type A 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1 Summary lists 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2 Further remarks 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2.1 Germanic distribution 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2.2 Distribution in England 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Formal Criteria 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 Phonological features 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1.1 Vowels 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1.2 Consonants 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 Morphological features 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Type B \u003c\/b\u003e114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Summary lists 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Further remarks 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 Germanic distribution 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Distribution in England 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3 Probability of ON input 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Type C\u003c\/b\u003e 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Type C1 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Summary list 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 Further remarks 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2.1 Types of structural evidence at issue 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2.2 Probability of ON input 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Type C2 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Summary list 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Further remarks 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2.1 Types of structural evidence at issue 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2.2 Probability of ON input 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Type C3 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Summary list 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Further remarks 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2.1 Types of structural evidence at issue 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2.2 Probability of ON input 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Type C4 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Summary list 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Further remarks 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2.1 Types of structural evidence at issue 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2.2 Probability of ON input 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Type C5 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1 Summary list 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2 Further remarks 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2.1 Types of structural evidence at issue 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2.2 Probability of ON input 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Type C: Circumstantial evidence 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.1 Germanic distribution 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.2 Distribution in England 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.3 Other circumstantial evidence 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Type D\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Type D1 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1 Summary list 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2 Further remarks 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2.1 Proposed ON etyma and their Germanic filiations 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2.2 Distribution in England 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2.3 Probability of ON input 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Type D2 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Summary list 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 Further remarks 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2.1 Proposed ON etyma and their Germanic filiations 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2.2 Distribution in England 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2.3 Probability of ON input 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. 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