Johanna Vogelsanger
Biographic Data
| ID | 9535872 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johanna Vogelsanger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Vogelsanger |
| SIGNATURE | VOGELSANGER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | English Department University of Zurich Zürich Switzerland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7919-1222 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Obsolescence and Innovation in the Middle English Religious Lexicon
Lexical loss has long been of interest to scholars of the history of English, even though it is difficult to measure and has therefore received less attention than related processes, such as lexical innovation. Recently, the topic has received renewed interest, especially concerning the idea of French replacing large swathes of native vocabulary after the Norman Conquest. Using data from the Historical Thesaurus of English (HT), the present artic…
Survival factors in the early Middle English lexicon
Using a corpus linguistic approach, this article aims to answer the question of which factors contribute to a better chance of survival for words in the early Middle English lexicon. Because of the cognitive benefits of rhyme that have been shown in modern studies, there is a particular interest in rhyming position as a potential factor; other factors include frequency, suffix and geographical spread. The data are analysed using survival analysis…
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Survival factors in the early Middle English lexicon
Using a corpus linguistic approach, this article aims to answer the question of which factors contribute to a better chance of survival for words in the early Middle English lexicon. Because of the cognitive benefits of rhyme that have been shown in modern studies, there is a particular interest in rhyming position as a potential factor; other factors include frequency, suffix and geographical spread. The data are analysed using survival analysis…
Obsolescence and Innovation in the Middle English Religious Lexicon
Lexical loss has long been of interest to scholars of the history of English, even though it is difficult to measure and has therefore received less attention than related processes, such as lexical innovation. Recently, the topic has received renewed interest, especially concerning the idea of French replacing large swathes of native vocabulary after the Norman Conquest. Using data from the Historical Thesaurus of English (HT), the present artic…
Computer Science (2 works) · History (2 works) · Lexicon (2 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Hierarchy (1 work) · Lexicography and Language Studies (1 work) · Lexis (1 work) · Linguistics and language evolution (1 work)