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Middle English prepositions and adverbs with the prefix be- in prose texts :

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Middle English prepositions and adverbs with the prefix be- in prose texts :

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a study in their semantics, dialectology and frequency

Ewa Ciszek-Kiliszewska.

Frankfurt am Main ; New York

Peter Lang Edition,

[2017]

224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Studies in English medieval language and literature, Bd. 50.

List of tables -- List of figures -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Aim -- Material, method and tools -- Theoretical approach -- Structure -- Middle English prepositions and adverbs -- Introduction -- Middle English period -- Middle English chronology -- Middle English dialects -- Middle English prepositions -- Development of middle English prepositions from old English case markers -- Features of middle English prepositions -- Previous studies on middle English prepositions and adverbs -- Prepositions and adverbs selected for the study -- The prefix bi-/be- -- Methodology and data collection -- Introduction -- (Computerised) corpus linguistics methodology -- Method introduction and first corpora -- Historical corpora -- Middle English corpora -- Middle English part of the Helsinki Corpus -- Penn-Helsinki Parsed corpus of middle English -- Corpus of middle English prose and Verse -- Middle English Grammar corpus -- Innsbruck corpus of middle English Prose -- Historical dictionaries as databases -- Middle English dictionary online -- Oxford English dictionary online -- Innsbruck corpus texts selected for the present study -- Texts selection method -- Temporal division -- Dialectal distribution and the number of words -- Semantics of prepositions and adverbs -- ME bifōre(n) (preposition, adverb, conjunction) -- Etymology of bifōre(n) -- Semantics in middle English prose -- Preposition bifōre(n) -- Adverb bifōre(n) -- Preposition and adverb bifōre(n) : a summary and comparison -- Conjunction bifōre(n) -- Preposition, adverb and conjunction bifōre(n) : a summary and comparison -- Corpus analysis -- Temporal distribution of bifōre(n) -- Textual and dialectal distribution and token frequency of bifōre(n) -- Early middle English texts -- Late middle English texts -- Early and late middle English texts : a comparison -- ME biyōnd(e) (preposition, adverb) -- Etymology of biyōnd(e) -- Semantics in middle English prose -- Preposition biyōnd(e) -- Adverb biyōnd(e) -- Preposition and adverb biyōnd(e) : a summary and comparison -- Corpus analysis -- Temporal distribution of biyōnd(e) -- Textual and dialectal distribution and token frequency of biyōnd(e) -- Early middle English texts -- Late middle English texts -- Early and late middle English texts : a comparison -- ME bihīnde(n) (preposition, adverb) -- Etymology of bihīnde(n) -- Semantics in middle English prose -- Preposition bihīnde(n) -- Adverb bihīnde(n) -- Preposition and adverb bihīnde(n) : a summary and comparison -- Corpus analysis -- Temporal distribution of bihīnde(n) -- Textual and dialectal distribution and token frequency of bihīnde(n) -- Early middle English texts -- Late middle English texts -- Early and Late middle English texts : a comparison -- ME binēthe(n) (preposition, adverb) -- Etymology of binēthe(n) -- Semantics in middle English prose -- Preposition binēthe(n) -- Adverb binēthe(n) -- Preposition and adverb binēthe(n) : a summary and comparison -- Corpus analysis -- Temporal distribution of binēthe(n) -- Textual and dialectal distribution and token frequency of binēthe(n) -- Early middle English texts -- Late middle English texts -- Early and late middle English texts : a comparison -- ME bitwēne (preposition, adverb) -- Etymology of bitwēne -- Semantics in the middle English prose -- Preposition bitwēne -- Adverb bitwēne -- Preposition and adverb bitwēne : a summary and comparison -- Corpus analysis -- The temporal distribution of bitwēne -- Textual and dialectal distribution and token frequency of bitwēne -- Early middle English texts -- Late middle English texts -- Early and late middle English texts : a comparison -- ME bitwix(en) (preposition, adverb) -- Etymology of bitwix(en) -- Semantics in middle English prose -- Preposition bitwix(en) -- Adverb bitwix(en) -- Preposition and adverb bitwix(en) : a summary and comparison -- Prepositions bitw͡ne and bitwix(en) : a comparison -- Adverbs bitwēne and bitwix(en) : a comparison -- Corpus analysis -- Temporal distribution of bitwix(en) -- Textual and dialectal distribution and token frequency of bitwix(en) -- Early middle English texts -- Late middle English texts -- Early and late middle English texts : a comparison -- Bitwēne and bitwix(en) : a comparison -- Temporal distribution of bitwēne and bitwix(en) -- Textual and dialectal distribution and token frequency of bitwēne and bitwix(en) -- Early middle English texts -- Late middle English texts -- Conclusions -- References.

This book offers the first comprehensive study of Middle English prepositions and adverbs combining the prefix 'be-' with a preposition, an adverb or a numeral recorded in prose texts. Six best established lexemes, i.e., 'before, beyond, behind, beneath, between' and'betwixt'are analysed. The investigated aspects include the semantics of the prepositions and adverbs, their dialectal and textual distribution as wellThis book offers the first comprehensive study of Middle English prepositions and adverbs combining the prefix 'be-' with a preposition, an adverb or a numeral recorded in prose texts. Six best established lexemes, i.e., 'before, beyond, behind, beneath, between' and'betwixt'are analysed. The investigated aspects include the semantics of the prepositions and adverbs, their dialectal and textual distribution as wellThis book offers the first comprehensive study of Middle English prepositions and adverbs combining the prefix 'be-' with a preposition, an adverb or a numeral recorded in prose texts. Six best established lexemes, i.e., 'before, beyond, behind, beneath, between' and'betwixt'are analysed. The investigated aspects include the semantics of the prepositions and adverbs, their dialectal and textual distribution as well",,,,,"The book is a study of Middle English prepositions and adverbs with the prefix "be-" in prose texts. "Before, beyond, behind, beneath, between" and "betwixt" are analysed for the semantics, textualThe book is a study of Middle English prepositions and adverbs with the prefix "be-" in prose texts. "Before, beyond, behind, beneath, between" and "betwixt" are analysed for the semantics, textualand dialectal distribution and frequency, synchronic and diachronic. The study draws on full texts from the "Innsbruck Corpus of Middle English Prose".The book is a study of Middle English prepositions and adverbs with the prefix "be-" in prose texts. "Before, beyond, behind, beneath, between" and "betwixt" are analysed for the semantics, textualThe book is a study of Middle English prepositions and adverbs with the prefix "be-" in prose texts. "Before, beyond, behind, beneath, between" and "betwixt" are analysed for the semantics, textualand dialectal distribution and frequency, synchronic and diachronic. The study draws on full texts from the "Innsbruck Corpus of Middle English Prose".The book is a study of Middle English prepositions and adverbs with the prefix "be-" in prose texts. "Before, beyond, behind, beneath, between" and "betwixt" are analysed for the semantics, textualThe book is a study of Middle English prepositions and adverbs with the prefix "be-" in prose texts. "Before, beyond, behind, beneath, between" and "betwixt" are analysed for the semantics, textualand dialectal distribution and frequency, synchronic and diachronic. The study draws on full texts from the "Innsbruck Corpus of Middle English Prose".Read less

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