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Women's Names in Old English: Studies in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland

Autor Elisabeth Okasha
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 noi 2016
This monograph provides an in-depth study into the issue of vernacular names in Old English documents. Specifically, it challenges the generally accepted notion that the sex of an individual is definitively indicated by the grammatical gender of their name. In the case of di-thematic names, the grammatical gender in question is that of the second element of the name. Thus di-thematic names have been taken as belonging to women if their second element is grammatically feminine. However, as there are no surviving Anglo-Saxon texts which explain the principles of vernacular nomenclature, or any contemporary list of Old English personal names, it is by no means sure that this assumption is correct. While modern scholars have generally felt no difficulty in distinguishing male from female names, this book asks how far the Anglo-Saxons themselves recognised this distinction, and in so doing critically examines and tests the general principle that grammatical gender is a certain indicator of biological sex. Anyone with an interest in Old English manuscripts or early medieval history will find this book both thought provoking and a useful reference tool for better understanding the Anglo-Saxon world.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138251984
ISBN-10: 1138251984
Pagini: 150
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Studies in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Contents: Foreword; Preface; Introduction; The material; Analysis and classification of the material; Discussion of di-thematic names; Analysis and discussion of mono-thematic names; Some implications; Vernacular names in Old English poetry; General discussion; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Concordances.

Notă biografică

Dr Elisabeth Okasha, Acting Director, Language Centre, University College Cork, Ireland

Recenzii

'Okasha’s book provides a starting place for further research and is structured for ease of reference. ... research within the perimeter of her stated purpose has been thorough and methodical. She has laid out the results in concise prose and left open the gate for further study of women’s names in Old English.' Speculum

Descriere

This book provides an in-depth study into the issue of vernacular names in Old English documents. Specifically it challenges the generally accepted notion that the sex of an individual is definitively indicated by the grammatical gender of their name. While modern scholars have generally felt no difficulty is distinguishing male from female names, this book asks how far the Anglo-Saxons themselves recognised this distinction, and in so doing critically examines and tests the general principle that grammatical gender is a certain indicator of biological sex. Anyone with an interest in Old English manuscripts or early medieval history will find this book both thought provoking and a useful reference tool for better understanding the Anglo-Saxon world.