The Old English Complex Plant Names: a Linguistic Survey and a Catalogue |
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| Author:
| Krischke, Ulrike |
| Series title: | Muenchener Universitaetsschriften Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-631-64269-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $135.60 |
Book Description:
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This survey is a linguistic analysis of the morphological shapes and structures, the semantics and the etymological history of the Old English complex plant names. Their analysis requires the interplay of various disciplines, for instance word-formation, structural and cognitive semantics, contact linguistics, botany, and socio-cultural history.
This survey is a linguistic analysis of the morphological shapes and structures, the semantics and the etymological history of the Old English complex plant names. Their analysis requires the interplay of various disciplines, for instance word-formation, structural and cognitive semantics, contact linguistics, botany, and socio-cultural history.