Culinary verbs in Middle English

This study examines the range of culinary verbs found in the English culinary recipes of the 14th and 15th centuries. Altogether over 1500 recipes have been collected and over 100 verbs were selected for the research. They have been divided into three major semantic groups, i.e. verbs of cooking, cutting, and preparing. The analysis comprises such aspects as the origin of the verbs, rivalry of synonyms, context of usage and other criteria.

List of contents

Contents: 14th century - 15th century - Culinary recipes - Culinary Verbs - Middle English - Semantic groups - Synonyms.

About the author

Magdalena Bator studied at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznä (Poland). Currently she is a lecturer at the School of English at the University of Social Sciences in Warsaw (Poland). Her research interests focus on various aspects of English historical linguistics, in particular historical lexicology.

Product details

• Authors: Magdalena Bator
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.07.2014
• EAN: 9783631654286
• ISBN: 978-3-631-65428-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 18 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 370 g
• Series: Studies in English Medieval Language and Literature
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics