The Adversary or the Devil?: Semantic Analysis of Wiþer-Nouns in Old English
The examination of Old and Middle English religious lexis has attracted attention of many scholars. However, there are hardly any studies that would offer a comprehensive diachronic analysis of the terms denoting ‘Satan/(the)Devil’. The authors of the present study aim to fill this gap by conducting...
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| description | The examination of Old and Middle English religious lexis has attracted attention of many scholars. However, there are hardly any studies that would offer a comprehensive diachronic analysis of the terms denoting ‘Satan/(the)Devil’. The authors of the present study aim to fill this gap by conducting a systematic analysis of early English lexical field of ‘(the) evil spirit’, beginning with the analysis of Old English items that could potentially refer to ‘Satan/(the)Devil’ |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7aedfedde33a43dd97688e57816773342022-12-21T23:07:32ZengSciendoStudia Anglica Posnaniensia0081-62722082-51022020-03-0155111913710.2478/stap-2020-0005The Adversary or the Devil?: Semantic Analysis of Wiþer-Nouns in Old EnglishSylwanowicz Marta0Wojtyś Anna1Institute of Specialized and Intercultural Communication, Faculty of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw; ul. Szturmowa 4, 02–678Warsaw, Poland.Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw, ul. Hoża 69, 00–681, Warsaw, Poland.The examination of Old and Middle English religious lexis has attracted attention of many scholars. However, there are hardly any studies that would offer a comprehensive diachronic analysis of the terms denoting ‘Satan/(the)Devil’. The authors of the present study aim to fill this gap by conducting a systematic analysis of early English lexical field of ‘(the) evil spirit’, beginning with the analysis of Old English items that could potentially refer to ‘Satan/(the)Devil’https://doi.org/10.2478/stap-2020-0005old english lexiswiþeragent nouns(the) devilevil spiritcorpus study |
| spellingShingle | Sylwanowicz Marta Wojtyś Anna The Adversary or the Devil?: Semantic Analysis of Wiþer-Nouns in Old English Studia Anglica Posnaniensia old english lexis wiþer agent nouns (the) devil evil spirit corpus study |
| title | The Adversary or the Devil?: Semantic Analysis of Wiþer-Nouns in Old English |
| title_full | The Adversary or the Devil?: Semantic Analysis of Wiþer-Nouns in Old English |
| title_fullStr | The Adversary or the Devil?: Semantic Analysis of Wiþer-Nouns in Old English |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Adversary or the Devil?: Semantic Analysis of Wiþer-Nouns in Old English |
| title_short | The Adversary or the Devil?: Semantic Analysis of Wiþer-Nouns in Old English |
| title_sort | adversary or the devil semantic analysis of wither nouns in old english |
| topic | old english lexis wiþer agent nouns (the) devil evil spirit corpus study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/stap-2020-0005 |
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