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- Title
Naming the Tiger in the Early Modern World.
- Authors
Thorley, David
- Abstract
The English word tiger has an uncertain etymology and a curious history of use. Probably first seen in Europe in the fourth century BCE, the tiger, by the early modern age, had acquired a long history of folkloric associations. This article examines early modern uses of the word tiger in the context of the period’s linguistic debates about natural and conventional meaning. It seeks to present a history in which the word, through use, develops closer (if not necessarily natural) associations with the qualities of its referent.
- Subjects
TIGERS; ENGLISH etymology; ANIMAL folklore; ANIMALS in mythology; HISTORICAL lexicology
- Publication
Renaissance Quarterly, 2017, Vol 70, Issue 3, p977
- ISSN
0034-4338
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1086/693884