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- Title
The Symbolism of rēad and Its Shift into Epistemicity in the Anglo-Saxon Period.
- Authors
Wawrzyniak, Agnieszka
- Abstract
The aim of the present paper is to analyse the concept of rēad (PDE red) in the Anglo-Saxon period. The analysis is based on the Toronto Corpus compiled by Antonette di Paolo Healey (1986). The analysis will be cognitively oriented. It will attempt to investigate the relationship between the etymology of OE rēad, 'blood', and the development of root senses of rēad in Old English. The paper will also explore metaphorical and literal senses of the colour as well as account for grammaticalisation tendencies that accompanied rēad in the emergence of its abstract sense.
- Subjects
OLD English language; ENGLISH etymology; SEMANTICS in the English language; GRAMMATICALIZATION; RED; ANGLO-Saxon Dictionary (Book)
- Publication
Eger Journal of English Studies, 2013, Vol 13, p3
- ISSN
1786-5638
- Publication type
Article