Joinings: Compound Words in Old English Literature by Jonathan Davis-Secord

Joinings: Compound Words in Old English Literature

Toronto Anglo-Saxon

Jonathan Davis-Secord

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The first comprehensive study of the use of compound words in Old English poetry, homilies, and philosophy, Joinings explores the effect of compounds on style, pace, clarity, and genre in Anglo-Saxon vernacular literature. Jonathan Davis-Secord de...

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