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Money Talks by Fran Colman (1992, Hardcover, Illustrated) 
Money Talks by Fran Colman (1992, Hardcover, Illustrated)
Author: Fran Colman
Publisher: Mouton De Gruyter
Publication Date: 1992-04-01
Series: TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS. STUDIES AND MONOGRAPHS
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 3110127415
ISBN-13: 9783110127416
Product ID: EPID488351
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Publication Date:1992-04-01
Series:TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS. STUDIES AND MONOGRAPHS
Editor:Werner Winter
Edition Description:Illustrated

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Length:391 pages

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A contribution to the linguistic study of Old English, based on the examination of coins minted during the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) and now scattered in museums throughout the world. The principle is that, because the coins are dated fairly precisely, the personal names on them represent a fairly accurate record of the state of the language in a specific year. Underlying the principle are assumptions that some relationship existed between writing and speech; that personal names, a subset of proper names, behave differently than common words; that Old English names were built from elements of common words; and that the purpose and technology of coin making could distort the name. Includes a comprehensive list of moneyer's names from the period. A highly technical work for linguists. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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