What a difference a digraph made: phonetic spelling and the assimilation of the word “armada” in Early Modern English

This article focusses on the joint evolution of the spelling and meaning of the word ‘armada’ to refer to a(n) (armed) fleet of ships in early modern English texts, from its first uses in translations of Latin and Italian texts in the first half of the sixteenth century to Gazophylacium Anglicanum,...

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Main Author: Laetitia Sansonetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2024-04-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/7794
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