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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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