'The layout is pleasing and easy to consult. OFED provides an excellent overview of the range of meanings of important terms.' Medium Aemm
'This is the first dictionary of its kind since 1949, so in that sense it is long overdue. It is a work which will prove invaluable to any English student or scholar reading Old French for any purpose, and its publication in an attractive and manageable paperback volume makes it even more accessible.' Reference Reviews
This is the first Old French-English dictionary of its kind to provide a comprehensive reference tool for a broad range of English-speaking users. In the form of a compendious but manageable single volume, it is designed for both the general and specialist reader of Old French texts including students, scholars, philologists and historians. The dictionary is based on a large and varied number of texts up to c.1350, starting from the 'classics' of medieval French literature and extending through all the genres: epic, romance, religious, moral, didactic and allegorical texts, lyric poetry, drama, humour and satire, as well as non-literary historical, political and legal documents. The aim has been to include a wide range of variant spellings as well as the main dialectal forms to help the anglophone user in particular. Detailed definitions and grammatical functions are provided, together with common phrases with their translations.
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This single-volume dictionary is designed for both the general and specialist reader of Old French texts. Its publication means that for the first time English-speaking students, scholars, philologists and historians can consult a work of reference based on a large number of medieval French texts representing all genres.
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Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. From database to dictionary; 2. The dictionary entries; 3. How to use the dictionary; 4. Conclusion; List of abbreviations; Select bibliography; The dictionary.
Comprehensive, single-volume Old French-English dictionary designed for a broad range of English-speaking users.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780521345644
Publisert
2000-08-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
1170 gr
Høyde
236 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
44 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
640