Characterization in Ælfric's Esther: a cognitive stylistic examination

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Characterization in Ælfric's Esther: a cognitive stylistic examination

This thesis examines characterization in Ælfric’s Old English version of the biblical book of Esther, from the perspective of cognitive stylistics. This area of study uses concepts and methods from linguistics in order to better understand both how literature works and how language works. The study...

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Main Author:	Wilkins, Katrina M.
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	Old English Anglo-Saxon medieval Bible Esther Ælfric stylistics linguistics literary linguistics cognitive character characterization characterisation discourse presentation emotions food semantic fields deixis relational deixis Deictic Shift Theory
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52051/

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