Women's Names in Old English (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
This monograph provides an in-depth study into the issue of vernacular names in Old English documents. Specifically, it challenges the generally accepted notion that the sex of an individual is definitively indicated by the grammatical gender of their name....
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This monograph provides an in-depth study into the issue of vernacular names in Old English documents. Specifically, it challenges the generally accepted notion that the sex of an individual is definitively indicated by the grammatical gender of their name. In the case of di-thematic names, the grammatical gender in question is that of the second element of the name. Thus di-thematic names have been taken as belonging to women if their second element is grammatically feminine. However, as there are no surviving Anglo-Saxon texts which explain the principles of vernacular nomenclature, or any contemporary list of Old English personal names, it is by no means sure that this assumption is correct. While modern scholars have generally felt no difficulty in distinguishing male from female names, this book asks how far the Anglo-Saxons themselves recognised this distinction, and in so doing critically examines and tests the general principle that grammatical gender is a certain indicator of biological sex. Anyone with an interest in Old English manuscripts or early medieval history will find this book both thought provoking and a useful reference tool for better understanding the Anglo-Saxon world.
Autoren-Porträt von Elisabeth Okasha
Dr Elisabeth Okasha, Acting Director, Language Centre, University College Cork, Ireland
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Elisabeth Okasha
- 2016, 150 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- ISBN-10: 1351871218
- ISBN-13: 9781351871211
- Erscheinungsdatum: 05.12.2016
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