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
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