Morphonological Changes in the Middle English Personal Names
Morphonological Changes in the Middle English Personal Names
Author(s): Irina ChursinaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: anthroponyms; morphonological structure; phoneme; elision; reduction, syllable; borrowings; Old English names; Norman - French names; hypocoristics; name stock; compound name
Summary/Abstract: Alongside the formation of the English national language in the Middle English period the formation of the anthroponymical system of the English language continued. The information presented below gives an analysis of some morphonological changes in the structure of the Middle English anthroponyms caused by the adaptation of the name stock brought after the Norman Conquest to the Middle English language.
Journal: Synergy
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 67-72
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
