Blue in Old English : : an interdisciplinary semantic study / / C. P. Biggam.
Blue in Old English represents the first thorough investigation of an area of the colour semantics of Old English, and the methodology developed for this study is believed to be appropriate for researching the colour semantics of any language which survives only in recorded texts. By means of a coll...
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Biggam, C. P. (Carole Patricia), 1946- author. Blue in Old English : an interdisciplinary semantic study / C. P. Biggam. Amsterdam ; Atlanta, Georgia : Editions Rodopi B.V., [1997] ©1997 1 online resource (330 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Costerus Description based upon print version of record. Blue in Old English represents the first thorough investigation of an area of the colour semantics of Old English, and the methodology developed for this study is believed to be appropriate for researching the colour semantics of any language which survives only in recorded texts. By means of a collection of in-depth word-studies, which suggest new interpretations of many well-known passages, an understanding of how blueness was described in Old English is developed. The approach is interdisciplinary, using evidence from subjects such as botany, manuscript illustration, etymology, early technologies, and others. The conclusion contradicts certain previously held views on Old English colour, and presents a hitherto obscured sociolinguistic picture of differing language use among various groups of Old English speakers. Includes bibliographical references and index. Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- I Introduction -- II Previous Research in Old English Colour Semantics -- III Explanatory Notes for the Word-Studies -- IV Blœwen -- V Glœsen -- VI Hœwen -- Hœwen + Blœwen -- Hœwen + Grœg -- Hœwen + Grene -- Hœwen + Sweart -- Hœwen + Wann -- VII Wœden -- VIII Conclusion -- Appendix One: MCOE References and Sources -- Appendix Two: Sources and Categories -- Appendix Three: Categories and Sources -- Appendix Four: Latin Standard Definitions -- Appendix Five: Colour Descriptions -- Bibliography. Description based on print version record. English language Old English, ca. 450-1100. English language Old English Style. Print version: Biggam, C. P. Blue in Old English Boston : BRILL,c1997 9789042001480 Costerus. |
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Biggam, C. P. 1946- Blue in Old English : an interdisciplinary semantic study / Costerus Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- I Introduction -- II Previous Research in Old English Colour Semantics -- III Explanatory Notes for the Word-Studies -- IV Blœwen -- V Glœsen -- VI Hœwen -- Hœwen + Blœwen -- Hœwen + Grœg -- Hœwen + Grene -- Hœwen + Sweart -- Hœwen + Wann -- VII Wœden -- VIII Conclusion -- Appendix One: MCOE References and Sources -- Appendix Two: Sources and Categories -- Appendix Three: Categories and Sources -- Appendix Four: Latin Standard Definitions -- Appendix Five: Colour Descriptions -- Bibliography. |
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Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- I Introduction -- II Previous Research in Old English Colour Semantics -- III Explanatory Notes for the Word-Studies -- IV Blœwen -- V Glœsen -- VI Hœwen -- Hœwen + Blœwen -- Hœwen + Grœg -- Hœwen + Grene -- Hœwen + Sweart -- Hœwen + Wann -- VII Wœden -- VIII Conclusion -- Appendix One: MCOE References and Sources -- Appendix Two: Sources and Categories -- Appendix Three: Categories and Sources -- Appendix Four: Latin Standard Definitions -- Appendix Five: Colour Descriptions -- Bibliography. |
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