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Women's Names in Old English

Copyright © Elisabeth Okasha 2011 Elisabeth Okasha has asserted her right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. ;ISBN: 9781409400103 ;ISBN: 1409400107 ;ISBN: 1138251984 ;ISBN: 9781138251984 ;ISBN: 9781409474371 ;ISBN: 1409474372 ;EISBN: 9781315233499 ;EISBN: 1315233495 ;EISBN: 9781351871228 ;EISBN: 1351871226 ;EISBN: 9780754698494 ;EISBN: 0754698491 ;EISBN: 1351871218 ;EISBN: 9781351871211 ;DOI: 10.4324/9781315233499 ;OCLC: 715189638 ;OCLC: 710974777

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  • Title:
    Women's Names in Old English
  • Author: Okasha, Elisabeth
  • Subjects: British History ; England ; English language ; English Literature ; Feminine names ; Literature & Language ; Medieval History 400-1500 ; Names ; Names, English (Old) ; Names, Personal ; Old English ; Old English Names ; The English Language ; Women's & Gender History
  • Description: 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.
  • Publisher: Milton: Routledge
  • Creation Date: 2011
  • Format: 150
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 9781409400103
    ISBN: 1409400107
    ISBN: 1138251984
    ISBN: 9781138251984
    ISBN: 9781409474371
    ISBN: 1409474372
    EISBN: 9781315233499
    EISBN: 1315233495
    EISBN: 9781351871228
    EISBN: 1351871226
    EISBN: 9780754698494
    EISBN: 0754698491
    EISBN: 1351871218
    EISBN: 9781351871211
    DOI: 10.4324/9781315233499
    OCLC: 715189638
    OCLC: 710974777
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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