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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521345642

ISBN-139780521345644

eBay Product ID (ePID)1748052

Product Key Features

Number of Pages640 Pages

Publication NameOld French-English Dictionary

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

SubjectFrench, General

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorAlan Hindley, Frederick W. Langley, Brian J. Levy

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.7 in

Item Weight41.4 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN99-056328

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"This dictionary is an excellent resource for those English speakers wanting to read Old French texts and would be a valueable acquistion for all scholars and students of French language, history, and culture." Southwest Journal of Lingiustics, 'The layout is pleasing and easy to consult. OFED provides an excellent overview of the range of meanings of important terms.'Medium Aemm, 'The layout is pleasing and easy to consult. OFED provides an excellent overview of the range of meanings of important terms.' Medium Aemm, 'This is the first dictionary of its kind since 1949, so in that sense it is long overdue. It is a work which will prove invaluable to any English student or scholar reading Old French for any purpose, and its publication in an attractive and manageable paperback volume makes it even more accessible.' Reference Reviews, ’The layout is pleasing and easy to consult. OFED provides an excellent overview of the range of meanings of important terms.’Medium Aemm

Dewey Decimal447/.01/03

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. From database to dictionary; 2. The dictionary entries; 3. How to use the dictionary; 4. Conclusion; List of abbreviations; Select bibliography; The dictionary.

SynopsisThis comprehensive, single-volume dictionary is designed for both the general and specialist reader of Old French texts. Its publication means that for the first time English-speaking students, scholars, philologists and historians can consult a work of reference based on a large number of medieval French texts representing all genres., This is the first Old French-English dictionary of its kind to provide a comprehensive reference tool for a broad range of English-speaking users including students, scholars, philologists and historians. This manageable, single-volume, dictionary is based on a large and varied number of texts up to ca. 1350, starting from the "classics" of medieval French literature and extending through all the genres: epic, romance, religious, moral, didactic and allegorical texts, lyric poetry, drama, humor and satire, as well as nonliterary historical, political and legal documents., This is the first Old French-English dictionary of its kind to provide a comprehensive reference tool for a broad range of English-speaking users. In the form of a compendious but manageable single volume, it is designed for both the general and specialist reader of Old French texts including students, scholars, philologists and historians. The dictionary is based on a large and varied number of texts up to c.1350, starting from the 'classics' of medieval French literature and extending through all the genres: epic, romance, religious, moral, didactic and allegorical texts, lyric poetry, drama, humour and satire, as well as non-literary historical, political and legal documents. The aim has been to include a wide range of variant spellings as well as the main dialectal forms to help the anglophone user in particular. Detailed definitions and grammatical functions are provided, together with common phrases with their translations.

LC Classification NumberPC2891 .H56 2000