Essays about: "The Canterbury Tales"

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  1. 1. Germanic and French adjectives in The Canterbury Tales How are etymologically different adjectives used in the General Prologue of the Canterbury Tales?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Sanne Eriksson; [2013-04-09]
    Keywords : French; Germanic; adjectives; etymology; General Prologue; The Canterbury Tales;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to investigate how etymologically different adjectives are used in the General Prologue of "The Canterbury Tales". Are etymologically French adjectives used for people of higher society and are therefore the Germanic ones reserved for the people of a lower social class? In Order to find out, "The Canterbury Tales" was read in its original 14th century language and the adjectives were taken out and investigated. READ MORE