C3) HAIXIN CHEN, LISA RUDEL, CHRISTINA TAUBER Lexical innovation in early Middle English romances recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online)

Database: Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

Programs: Online search interface

Tasks:

• How many neologisms or new senses of pre-existing words did the romances King Horn, Havelok and Guy of Warwick contribute to the English lexicon as opposed to Ywain and Gawain? Give some examples.
• Look at the dates of origin and consider why there is a difference between Ywain and Gawain and the rest.
• Which are the most important languages of origin?

Notes:

• The database can be accessed via DBIS: http://rzblx10.uni-regensburg.de/dbinfo/detail.php?bib_id=ub_ba&colors=&ocolors=&lett=fs&titel_id=1132
• The website includes links to online help, for example here: http://www.oed.com/help

Solution: Mini-project C3.pdf