William J Rothwell
Biographic Data
| ID | 5400423 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William J Rothwell |
| GIVEN NAMES | William J |
| FAMILY NAME | Rothwell |
| SIGNATURE | ROTHWELL W J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cheshire West and Chester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4503-1957 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1959 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beyond Symbolic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Management development in China
This study analyzes the current structure of Chinese management development (MD) policy. It identifies three critical challenges facing Chinese managers and reviews related MD policies. It considers the evolution of major MD‐related policies in the context of broader social, economic and institutional changes in China. Five principal findings inform the conclusion that with the experience accumulated in three decades of reform practices, MD polic…
Soil and Toil
Additional informationNotes on contributorsWilliam RothwellWilliam Rothwell is Emeritus Professor at the University of Manchester, UK
Synonymity and Semantic Variability in Medieval French and Middle English
Texts in medieval French and English often string together two or even three (quasi-)synonyms carrying a wide range of senses, a feature commonly regarded by modern scholars as stylistic rather than semantic. However, while for the modern reader the dictionary has become the accepted arbiter of form and meaning, the printing-press which made possible the dictionary came only in the late Middle Ages. In the absence of any such prescriptive authori…
Anglo-French and English society in Chaucer's “The Reeve's Tale”
Additional informationNotes on contributorsW. RothwellW. Rothwell is Professor Emeritus at the University of Manchester and Honorary Professor at the University of Wales, Swansea, UK
A Mere Quibble? Multilingualism and English Etymology
(2004). A Mere Quibble? Multilingualism and English Etymology. English Studies: Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 177-188
The semantic field of Old French Astele
The case of astele is used in this article to demonstrate how Old French organized its semantic fields differently from the modern language, with more synonymy and polysemy. Consequently, dictionaries of Old French need to take account of this situation when compiling their entries if they are to reflect accurately the semantic organization of the language rather than that of modern French. This raises the question of the use to be made of the th…
English and French in England after 1362
(2001). English and French in England after 1362. English Studies: Vol. 82, No. 6, pp. 539-559
Anglo-Norman at the (Green)grocer's
ANGLO-NORMAN AT THE (GREEN)GROCER'S Get access W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL MANCHESTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume LII, Issue 1, January 1998, Pages 1–16, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/LII.1.1 Published: 01 January 1998
Arrivals and departures
(1998). Arrivals and departures: The adoption of French terminology into middle English. English Studies: Vol. 79, No. 2, pp. 144-165
Anglo-Norman Dictionary
Of Kings and Queens, or Nets and Frogs
OF KINGS AND QUEENS, OR NETS AND FROGS: ANGLO-FRENCH HOMONYMICS W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL MANCHESTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3, July 1994, Pages 257–273, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/XLVIII.3.257 Published: 01 July 1994
From Latin to Anglo-French and Middle English
L'A. examine ce que l'etude des gloses medievales apporte a la comprehension de l'evolution du francais et de l'anglais. Le but des gloses medievales n'etait pas d'etablir une chaine directe entre un terme latin et un terme francais de forme similaire, leur but etait seulement de rendre le sens du latin originel par des equivalents en francais (ou en anglais). A partir d'exemples, l'A. demontre la validite generale des gloses, puis il illustre le…
The Problem of Law French
Journal Article THE PROBLEM OF LAW FRENCH Get access W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL MANCHESTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume XLVI, Issue 3, July 1992, Pages 257–271, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/XLVI.3.257 Published: 01 July 1992
A Further Note on Nonne
Journal Article A FURTHER NOTE ON NONNE Get access W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL MANCHESTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume XX, Issue 3, July 1966, Pages 223–225, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/XX.3.223 Published: 01 July 1966
New Fragments of a Gui De Warewic Manuscript
Journal Article NEW FRAGMENTS OF A GUI DE WAREWIC MANUSCRIPT Get access W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL LEEDS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume XIII, Issue 1, January 1959, Page 52, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/XIII.1.52 Published: 01 January 1959
The Hours of the Day in Medieval French
THE HOURS OF THE DAY IN MEDIEVAL FRENCH Get access W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL LEEDS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume XIII, Issue 3, July 1959, Pages 240–251, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/XIII.3.240 Published: 01 July 1959
English and French in England after 1362
(2001). English and French in England after 1362. English Studies: Vol. 82, No. 6, pp. 539-559
Arrivals and departures
(1998). Arrivals and departures: The adoption of French terminology into middle English. English Studies: Vol. 79, No. 2, pp. 144-165
Management development in China
This study analyzes the current structure of Chinese management development (MD) policy. It identifies three critical challenges facing Chinese managers and reviews related MD policies. It considers the evolution of major MD‐related policies in the context of broader social, economic and institutional changes in China. Five principal findings inform the conclusion that with the experience accumulated in three decades of reform practices, MD polic…
Of Kings and Queens, or Nets and Frogs
OF KINGS AND QUEENS, OR NETS AND FROGS: ANGLO-FRENCH HOMONYMICS W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL MANCHESTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3, July 1994, Pages 257–273, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/XLVIII.3.257 Published: 01 July 1994
New Fragments of a Gui De Warewic Manuscript
Journal Article NEW FRAGMENTS OF A GUI DE WAREWIC MANUSCRIPT Get access W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL LEEDS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume XIII, Issue 1, January 1959, Page 52, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/XIII.1.52 Published: 01 January 1959
The Hours of the Day in Medieval French
THE HOURS OF THE DAY IN MEDIEVAL FRENCH Get access W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL LEEDS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume XIII, Issue 3, July 1959, Pages 240–251, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/XIII.3.240 Published: 01 July 1959
A Further Note on Nonne
Journal Article A FURTHER NOTE ON NONNE Get access W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL MANCHESTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume XX, Issue 3, July 1966, Pages 223–225, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/XX.3.223 Published: 01 July 1966
The Problem of Law French
Journal Article THE PROBLEM OF LAW FRENCH Get access W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL MANCHESTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume XLVI, Issue 3, July 1992, Pages 257–271, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/XLVI.3.257 Published: 01 July 1992
From Latin to Anglo-French and Middle English
L'A. examine ce que l'etude des gloses medievales apporte a la comprehension de l'evolution du francais et de l'anglais. Le but des gloses medievales n'etait pas d'etablir une chaine directe entre un terme latin et un terme francais de forme similaire, leur but etait seulement de rendre le sens du latin originel par des equivalents en francais (ou en anglais). A partir d'exemples, l'A. demontre la validite generale des gloses, puis il illustre le…
Anglo-Norman Dictionary
Of Kings and Queens, or Nets and Frogs
OF KINGS AND QUEENS, OR NETS AND FROGS: ANGLO-FRENCH HOMONYMICS W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL MANCHESTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3, July 1994, Pages 257–273, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/XLVIII.3.257 Published: 01 July 1994
Anglo-Norman at the (Green)grocer's
ANGLO-NORMAN AT THE (GREEN)GROCER'S Get access W. ROTHWELL W. ROTHWELL MANCHESTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French Studies, Volume LII, Issue 1, January 1998, Pages 1–16, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/LII.1.1 Published: 01 January 1998
Arrivals and departures
(1998). Arrivals and departures: The adoption of French terminology into middle English. English Studies: Vol. 79, No. 2, pp. 144-165
English and French in England after 1362
(2001). English and French in England after 1362. English Studies: Vol. 82, No. 6, pp. 539-559
The semantic field of Old French Astele
The case of astele is used in this article to demonstrate how Old French organized its semantic fields differently from the modern language, with more synonymy and polysemy. Consequently, dictionaries of Old French need to take account of this situation when compiling their entries if they are to reflect accurately the semantic organization of the language rather than that of modern French. This raises the question of the use to be made of the th…
A Mere Quibble? Multilingualism and English Etymology
(2004). A Mere Quibble? Multilingualism and English Etymology. English Studies: Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 177-188
Anglo-French and English society in Chaucer's “The Reeve's Tale”
Additional informationNotes on contributorsW. RothwellW. Rothwell is Professor Emeritus at the University of Manchester and Honorary Professor at the University of Wales, Swansea, UK
Synonymity and Semantic Variability in Medieval French and Middle English
Texts in medieval French and English often string together two or even three (quasi-)synonyms carrying a wide range of senses, a feature commonly regarded by modern scholars as stylistic rather than semantic. However, while for the modern reader the dictionary has become the accepted arbiter of form and meaning, the printing-press which made possible the dictionary came only in the late Middle Ages. In the absence of any such prescriptive authori…
Management development in China
This study analyzes the current structure of Chinese management development (MD) policy. It identifies three critical challenges facing Chinese managers and reviews related MD policies. It considers the evolution of major MD‐related policies in the context of broader social, economic and institutional changes in China. Five principal findings inform the conclusion that with the experience accumulated in three decades of reform practices, MD polic…
Soil and Toil
Additional informationNotes on contributorsWilliam RothwellWilliam Rothwell is Emeritus Professor at the University of Manchester, UK
Beyond Symbolic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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