Framework Proposal: A Semantic Feature Analysis of Kennings to Support Their Role in Aiding Word Retrieval in Oral Old English Poetry

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of kennings’ use in Old English (OE) poetry beyond their rhetorical power, more specifically, their role as mnemonic devices. Generally, kennings are used to refer to a certain entity using a more complex and descriptive way, more than one individual...

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Main Author: Mihaela Buzec
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main 2024-10-01
Series:Zeitschrift für Wortbildung
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