C4) GSCHWENTNER; Variation and change in the form of the present participle in the OED and King Horn
Database: Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Programs: Online search interface
Tasks:
- Look at the information given in the OED entries for "-ing, suffix1" and "-ing, suffix2". Try to outline differences and connections between suffix1 and suffix2 on the one hand and between suffix2 and the Old English suffix "-ende" on the other.
- Search for the forms of the present participle in the electronic full text of King Horn at http://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/salisbury-king-horn. What do you find?
Notes:
- Try looking for the spellings -inde and -inge. Which of the forms you find are actually derived nouns, which are present participles?
Solution: Mini-project C4.pdf
Ultima modificare: luni, 2 noiembrie 2015, 10:02