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Lloyd, Cynthia, 1939-

Semantics and word formation the semantic development of five French suffixes in Middle English / [electronic resource] : Cynthia Lloyd. - Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, c2011. - xiii, 299 p. : ill. - Studies in historical linguistics, v. 6 1661-4704 ; .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Productivity and semantics -- English and French in Medieval England -- The suffix -ment in Middle English -- The suffix -ance/-ence in Middle English -- The suffix -ation in Middle English -- The suffix -age in Middle English -- The suffix -al in Middle English -- Five suffixes over three periods of Middle English -- Five suffixes in ten plays by Shakespeare.


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Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Suffixes and prefixes.--Middle English, 1100-1500
English language--Word formation.--Middle English, 1100-1500
French language--Suffixes and prefixes.--To 1300
English language--Foreign words and phrases--French.--Middle English, 1100-1500

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PE561 / .L56 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 427/.02