Dictionary of Medieval Latin From British Sources - Fascicule Viii: O

Klappentext This dictionary is an indispensable guide to the study of the Latin Middle Ages. It records the continuing usage of classical and late Latin in this period (6th-16th centuries), but it presents most fully the medieval developments of the language, drawing on a rich variety of printed and manuscript sources. Many new formations from other languages are revealed--some of the borrowings recorded in Latin centuries before their appearance in written vernacular sources. Zusammenfassung This dictionary is an indispensable guide to the study of the Latin Middle Ages. It records the continuing usage of classical and late Latin in this period (6th-16th centuries), but it presents most fully the medieval developments of the language, drawing on a rich variety of printed and manuscript sources. Many new formations from other languages are revealed - some of the borrowings recorded in Latin centuries before their appearance in written vernacular sources.

Summary

Serving as a guide to the study of the Latin Middle Ages, this dictionary records the continuing usage of classical and late Latin in this period (6th-16th centuries). It presents the medieval developments of the language, drawing on a variety of printed and manuscript sources. It also reveals many formations from other languages.

Product details

• Authors: David ( Howlett
• Assisted by: David ( Howlett (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2004
• EAN: 9780197263006
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726300-6
• No. of pages: 118
• Series: Medieval Latin Dictionary (British Academy)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics